Prank revisited. WAS: Harry begins to act like someone I know

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 99137

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ava Gordon" 
> <lethafaraday at y...> wrote:
> > Dumbledore11214 wrote previously :
> > > 
> > > Ummm, hate to disturb the Prank again, but we don't know what 
> > exactly 
> > > went on in Sirius' head that night, we don't know whether he 
was 
> > > happily planning to turn Snape over to werewolf, or scare him 
> > badly. 
> > 
>

Ava:
> > OK - either he was aware of the potential consequences, in which 
> > case his behavior was inexcusable, or he wasn't aware, in which 
> case 
> > he was an idiot (even if only 15). And I don't think that Sirius 
was an idiot. 
>
 Of course, we have plenty of OotP evidence that he tends to 
> > ignore the practical consequences of his actions, but I can't see 
> > how that makes for a better alternative explanation for his 
actions.
> > 




 
Alla: 
 
> Aware of which consequences? It is entirely possible that in his 
mind 
> the only possible consequence of Snape going to Shrieking Shack 
will 
> be him getting a huge scare.
> 
> 
> How exactly does it make him an idiot? Not thinking through his 
> actions? - Absolutely. Idiot? I disagree with that. Maybe dojg an 
> diotic thing, yes.
> 
> In our minds it is a given conclusion that werewolf eats people. 
> Sirius run with Remus on a monthly basis as a animagi. Who knows, 
> maybe Sirius suspected of Snape being one (I used to think of 
Vampire!
> Snape, but now I think that one is almost dead)
> 
> 
> Sirius does not think things through indeed (Not always, at least).
> 
> How that makes for better explanation of his actions? Well, it is 
> entirely possible that Sirius got very angry at Snape and could not 
> come up with better revenge ( not attempted murder plan) except 
> telling him where Remus went every month.
> 
> By the way, Snape was trying to find out about that for a long time 
> according to canon, so it is not like Sirius  had to think much 
about 
> that one.
> 
> And, as I said there are possible understandable reasons of why 
> Sirius got very angry at Snape. Possible recruitment of Regulus is 
> one of them.
> 
> 
> Alla