ESE!Snape (Was loads of other stuff)

[melclaros]

No: HPFGUIDX 98581

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> > 
> 
> Jen: Talk about wanting to be a fly on the wall for a 
conversation, 
> I would *love* to know what took place between Snape & Sirius that 
> fateful night. Did Snape inform Sirius that Harry was on his way 
to 
> the MOM, but Sirius needed to stay put like a good boy? Did Snape 
> mention that he himself was doing important work for Dumbledore & 
> the Order, but Sirius' job was to twiddle his thumbs and wait for 
> news? I just can't imagine Snape passing on an opportunity to goad 
> Sirius, especially after that scene where the two nearly came to 
> blows. It would be very much in-character for Snape to remind 
Sirius 
> of his "place" in the Order, just as it was in-character for 
Sirius 
> to rush off recklessly despite orders from Dumbledore.




Mel:
Oh absolutely! 
I feel sure that Snape liberally peppered his announcement of Harry 
and co's DOM predicament with comments like, "We'll take care of it, 
why don't you sit tight and put the kettle on?" and "dust off a few 
knick-knacks 
to keep your mind off things while the rest of the order risks their 
lives to protect your impetuous god-son." That's just Snape, there's 
no way he couldn't NOT do that. However I'm as sure that he made it 
absolutely clear that it was *Dumbledore's* orders that Sirius stay 
put at #12, not Severus Snape's. (While knowing full well what Black 
would do anyway.)

Another conversation I'd like to have witnessed was the one in which 
Snape was informed of Sirius' death. I somehow doubt there was the 
whooping and hollering a lot of folks might expect. While I'd count 
on a certain amount of smugness regarding arrogance and 
impetuousness of the Late Sirius Black, I also wonder if there 
wasn't quite a bit of anger at the sheer *waste* of the whole scene.


As fare as the question 'Who "played a role" in Sirius' death?' 
That's simple. Sirius. And Bella. Sirius made the descision (for 
whatever reason, noble or not, however you want to see it) to enter 
the fray against all orders and common sense. It wasn't 
Snape's "fault" or Dumbledore's "fault" or Harry's "fault". 

Melpomene