ESE!Snape (Was loads of other stuff)

[koinonia02]

No: HPFGUIDX 98706

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
 
"K" wrote:
 
> > OoP-Ch 37-pg 830-US
> > ~~"When, however, you did not return from your trip into the 
> forest 
> > with Dolored Umbridge, Professor Snape grew worried that you 
still 
> > believed Sirius to be a captive of Lord Vodemort's. He alerted 
> > certain Order members at once."~~

Potioncat:
> I cannot snip any more of this and still have it work.  I did snip 
> Mel's part about Snape possibly taunting Black as he asked him to 
> remain behind.  So now I'm adding my 2 knuts as I agree with "K"

<snip>
 
> Of course we don't know how Snape requested Black to stay and I 
> don't think of us who have an opinion will change those with an 
> different one. But IMHO, it was Black who started the taunting at 
> Grimmauld Place.  I can't see it would have served Snape to get 
>into that game now.

Mel:

>At that time, but it was *my understanding* that Sirius was under a
>Standing Order from Dumbledore to SIT TIGHT. I'm sure Snape would
>have said something like, "You know how DD feels about this..."
>Something along those lines certainly, after the taunting. I'm sure
>Sirius got his licks in as well. Snape couldn't go to the DOM
>either, notice.

"K":

I know Snape and Sirius have a habit of taunting each other but I 
just think this was such an important event that there wasn't much 
time for that. It's possible there were one or two licks between 
Snape and Sirius but I don't believe Snape speaks to any other 
person in the Order that way. It's a personal thing between Snape 
and Sirius and possibly Lupin.

All I really wanted to point out is that even though Snape can be 
petty at times I don't believe this was one of them. Too much was at 
stake.


>Mel, who never, ever can be accused of making Snape the whipping 
>boy.

"K":
Ah, well, my humblest apologies!