Why Drag Harry Into It? Was: Re: Are there no depths to which Siriophiles...

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 99312


Pippin:
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> Granted that Snape lost his temper almost immediately and 
> regressed to his teenaged self, and that he was wrong to 
> threaten them with the dementors, but he had no reason at all to 
> think that Lupin or Sirius was innocent at that point. 
<snip>
> Pippin
> who wonders what would have happened if Harry had let Snape 
> take Sirius, Lupin and Pettigrew up to the castle.

Annemehr:
But Snape's inability to control his temper was fatal.  I agree with
your assessment of his opinion of Black and Lupin at this point, but
if he felt urgency with regard to Lupin's transformation, why didn't
he take the most expedient course?  From PoA:

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"Vengeance is very sweet," Snape breathed at Black. "How I hoped I
would be the one to catch you...."

"The joke's on you again, Severus," Black snarled. "As long as this
boy brings his rat up to the castle" -- he jerked his head at Ron --
"I'll come quietly...."

"Up to the castle?" said Snape silkily.  "I don't think we need to go
that far. All I have to do is call the dementors once we get out of
the Willow. They'll be very pleased to see you, Black...pleased enough
to give you a little kiss, I daresay...."
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This was Snape's opportunity to save everyone from the murderer and
the werewolf right here. Black had agreed to go up to the castle;
Harry certainly wouldn't have stood in the way of that -- *if only he
had known that's what Snape would really have done.*

Annemehr
who is not sure if Snape may have actually meant to do just as he
said, and only thought better of it later