Harry begins to act like someone I know...

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Jo Ann wrote:
> 
> As far as the stretcher goes, we do have to keep in mind that 
Sirius isn't 
> working for DD and isn't trying for an Order of Merlin.  He can be 
as nasty to 
> Snape as he wants as long as he doesn't do him any permanent 
damage, and it 
> won't cost him anything, other than brownie points with DD.  OTOH, 
it was in 
> Snape's best interest to appear magnanimous.  So it's hard to 
judge from that 
> incident whether he would have done the same under other 
circumstances.


Potioncat;
Sorry, I don't quite get your point.  Sirius didn't have to be nice 
to Snape, so he wasn't.  Snape didn't have to be nice to Sirius, but 
he was. Now, Snape very likely doesn't know anything about his trip 
from the Shack to the spot on the ground where he woke. But he puts 
the appropriate people on stretchers and takes them to the hospital 
wing.  I don't see that he had anything to lose by letting Sirius be 
taken or kissed.

I also don't think Snape is working toward any awards at this 
point. That is, during the rescue part of the evening.  I also think 
he originally went after the trio because he thought they would be 
in danger from Lupin. 


Jo Ann: 
> I do think that Sirius occupies a special place on Snape's hate-
list, above 
> and beyond any other Marauder, perhaps even James.  Look at Sirius 
through his 
> eyes: not only did the guy torment him throughout their school 
days and 
> contribute to James doing the same; not only did he put Snape in a 
position where he 
> could have been maimed, lycanthropized, or killed; but he betrayed 
the trust 
> and threatened the well-being of one of his own best friends, just 
because he 
> thought it would be funny.  It's no wonder Snape isn't willing to 
give him the 
> benefit of the doubt, or thinks anyone who does is out of their 
mind.
> 
Potioncat:
I agree.  Although we don't know about adult James and adult 
Severus, but we do know Severus and Remus don't seem to hold such 
animosity as between Snape and Black.  And I sort of wonder if young 
Sirius didn't fuel the fire between James and Severus.
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