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

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 99313

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "annemehr" <annemehr at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Pippin previously:
> <snip>
> > 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:
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> "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...."
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 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




Anne, you are absolutely right. Had Severus calmed down a bit and did 
that right away, I guess we would be reading a different story. I am 
certainly ready to excuse his behaviour as temporary insanity, but I 
am not ready to praise it.

While I was feeling bad for both Snape and Sirius in the Shrieking 
Shack, Harry is definitely the one, who behaved maturely there and 
deserves praise for that, IMO.

Alla