What about the Door?

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 99565


> bboy_mn:
> 
> This kind of touches on my statement in the other thread about
> youthful impulsiveness. I don't think Sirius intended for Snape to 
be
> killed or harmed. Partly because, if that happened it would have 
been
> devastating for Remus Lupin in many ways. That would have been a
> terrible thing to happen to Remus, and I can't see Sirius wanting to
> hurt Remus.
> 
> In his youthful impulsive mind, I think Sirius had visions of Snape
> running away in fear wetting himself as he went. That image would
> certainly be a great laugh for Sirius. That's a classic case of a 
kid
> so caught up in an impulse that he can't see the devistation to all
> concerned if it doesn't go quite they way he envisions. 


 
Potioncat:
I agree.  But you know, if it had  happened that way, Severus would 
have come running out of the tunnel yelling "Werewolf in the 
tunnel..." and the one hurt would be Remus.

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bboy_mn:
> Given that no harm was done, I want to remind people that we don't
> know that involved parties were not punished. Snape tends to imply 
or
> hint at Sirius and James getting off scot-free, but Snape, being the
> victim, has a somewhat biased view. Any punishment in his mind would
> have been too light.


Potioncat:
That's right.  He still feels that Sirius tried to kill him.  Along a 
similar line, we don't know what went on between Snape and DD about 
Occlumency lessons either.

Looks like I snipped more than I intended to, but it may be that 
Severus was not in danger, even though everyone involved at the time 
thought so and still think so.  And DD as usual isn't talking.

Now a whole new thought.  Remember DD's pensieve in GoF?  It was 
comparing Snape and Harry and our dear, too curious Bertha?  Perhaps 
it wasn't the active scar/mark that Snape and Harry had in common, 
but a too active curiosity?

Potioncat who has set a goal of not getting into head-on 
Serius/Severus debates for at least a month........good thing June is 
almost here.