Prank/Sirius' motives/Regulus

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No: HPFGUIDX 99363


> > 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?
> > 


Potioncat:
I'm not sure if this has come up or not, so I'll jump in.  I think 
the original point was that Sirius may have disliked Snape because 
Snape recruited Regulus.  However, Sirius did not know until after 
he escaped Azkaban that Snape had been a DE and at first he said 
he'd never even heard it suggested.

That does not of course mean that Snape couldn't have had a hand in 
recruiting Regulus.  After all, Snape was supposed to be in Bella's 
group.  Just that Sirius would not have known about it.
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