Prank/Sirius' motives/Regulus

[mnaper2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 99303

> > Ally:
> > I don't doubt that Sirius and Snape had a history or that Snape 
> > also engaged in some bad behavior towards the Marauders.  But 
> > in my mind, no amount of pranks and teasing and hexes justifies 
> > a kid engaging in what is basically attempted murder.
 
> Alla:
> When I know for sure that Sirius PLANNED to get Snape killed, I 
> will absolutely agree with you that it was an attempted murder. 
> For now, I will reserve judgment on that.

Ally:

Whether he PLANNED to get Snape killed or not, Snape being dead would 
have been the end result if James hadn't intervened.  I don't see how 
it redeems Sirius one bit to say that, at age 15, he didn't 
understand the effects of luring Snape into mortal danger.  I am 
constantly appalled by this action on his part. 

Alla wrote:
> Again, if he got Regulus involved with 
> the Death Eaters, I can see Sirius getting incredibly angry and 
> understandably so. Also nowhere in my posts I said that Prank was 
> justifiable, I said that there are could be UNDERSTANDABLE reasons 
> of why Sirius got irrationally angry. I believe that those reasons, 
> which we are not aware of yet will allow me to forgive Sirius for 
> what he did, not justify it by any means. :o)

Ally:

Well, I think the idea of Snape recruiting Regulus is a stretch.  
First, Snape and Sirius were 15, and there's no indication that 
teenagers are joining the DEs.  Second, the Black family comes from a 
long line of Slytherins of which apparently ONLY Sirius was a misfit, 
not Regulus.  Wouldn't it be more likely that their own cousin, 
Bellatrix, would have had a hand in recruiting Regulus?  Or that the 
whole family expected it?

And isn't it written somewhere that the reason Sirius did it is 
because he was fed up with Snape following them around?  I don't 
think it got more complex than that.

Of course, it's in Sirius' nature to be impetuous and act without 
thinking - that's what ultimately got him killed.  So, I do 
understand that this flaw is behind the things he does.  But Sirius 
also seemed to have a sense of entitlement and ego as a youth that I 
have a hard time finding attractive or the least bit sympathetic.  
So, unless JKR comes out and says Snape tried to kill Lupin or Sirius 
a few days before, I have a hard time believing there will ever be 
anything truly forgivable about Sirius' actions.