Sirius vs. Snape

[snow15145]

No: HPFGUIDX 99375

 
Snow (me) previously:
In all fairness there's one thing that appears to be left out in  the 
"Ruthlessness of Sirius and Sympathy for Snape scenario" which 
 is; that no one twisted Snape's arm to go to the Shrieking Shack. It 
 was Snape's own free will and choice to make that decision. Yes, he 
 was enticed to go there but it was still Snape's animosity and 
 suspicious behavior that would have caused his own demise. Snape 
 followed the marauders in an attempt to find out what they were up 
 to
 and possibly get them thrown out of Hogwarts for it. Sirius did 
 take advantage of Snape's curiosity, but in the end
 if it were not 
 for James
 Snape's "worst memory" would have defiantly changed.  
>snip<

Kneasy responded:
 I'd made a resolution not to get involved in another Snape/Sirius
 thread before the next blue moon, but of course I can resist 
everything
 except temptation.
 
 I first posted last year that DD and Snape were the best double act 
in
 the WW. DD knows what Snape's doing, knows how he treats the kids
 and is fully aware of his antipathy towards James, Sirius and to a 
lesser
 extent Lupin.
>snip<

Snow again:
Kneasy,I would like to apologize for not making myself clear in the 
post you responded to. I was actually discussing the prank where 
Snape was enticed by Sirius to explore the Shrieking Shack while 
werewolf Lupin was there.

I would also like to clear up any misunderstanding that I am trying 
to defend Sirius. I am not a Sirius-lover anymore than I am a Snape-
hater. I like both characters and am suspicious of both characters 
equally. I do however tend to play devils advocate when I feel that 
one side is unjustly favored. (Of course this is in my point of view) 
I just can't understand why the one character's actions are seen to 
be more to blame than the others in this particular instance.  The 
one character, Sirius, is to blame for luring someone into possible 
danger while the other, Snape, is to blame for allowing himself to be 
lured into a situation of "unknown" by a person he shouldn't trust. 
To me they appear to be equally at fault. Again, just my opinion.

Snow-who always tries to understand both sides...