What about the Door(that wasn't at the end of the tunnel)?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 99604

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
>  snip
> > Ginger replies: 
> snip
>  
> > So I put this out for debunking and/or comment:
> > Suppose that a barrier, either magical or physical, was in place 
> to 
> > prevent Remus from escaping.  Sirius could have sent Snape safely 
> > down the tunnel, knowing that Snape would have been properly 
> > terrified, but that no damage would have come to him.  He would 
> have 
> > figured (and correctly so) that DD would have told Snape to keep 
> the 
> > info to himself, so there would be no problems for Remus either.
> 
> Potioncat:
> It's likely Severus would have dashed out of the tunnel 
> yelling "werewolf!" but it's also likely Sirius wouldn't have 
> thougth of that.  He could very easily have expected to scare 
> Severus.  And once again did not think of Remus.
> 
> Ginger: 
> snip
> > 
> > Who does that leave?  One who knows his way down there, and can 
> make 
> > himself safe as he was no longer human, but small enough not to 
be 
> > seen.  Wormtail anyone?
> >snip 
> > Motive:  Unknown, but I am sure we can come up with one.  I'll 
try 
> > this:  Perhaps he thought that if he got Snape and good, that 
he'd 
> be 
> > rid of all those who bothered him.  Snape would be dead or worse, 
> > Sirius, James and possibly Remus would be expelled.  He would no 
> > longer be a toady for the popular guys to belittle, nor would he 
> have 
> > that nasty Slyth on his case by association.
> 
> Potioncat:
> The little rat that no one has missed in this story. He would most 
> likely have expected to demonstrate his real skills out of the 
> shadow of the others!
> 
> Ginger:
> > But it didn't work.  James came out the hero and Sirius didn't 
get 
> > into big trouble.  So he stewed about it, joined the DE's and the 
> > rest is history.  
> > 
> > So, limited canon, some reasonable deduction (that there should 
> have 
> > been a barrier), and a lot of speculation.   Thoughts?
> > 
> > Ginger,  tired, achy, and going to bed
> 
> Potioncat:
> That's very interesting!  All these years Severus has been mad at 
> Sirius and it might be Peter who deserved his wrath!  Do we have a 
> quote from Jo that more info is coming about the prank or is that 
> just something everyone is hoping?
> Potioncat.


Hey, Potioncat!

I am 99% sure that Jo said that in her last chat in march. I don't 
have  a link right now, but I think the question and answer sounded 
something like that (very paraphrased):

"Why Sirius sent Snape to the Shrieking Shack ? because Sirius 
loathed Snape and feeling was entirely mutual. You will find out more 
about the reasons in a due course".

Again, it is very paraphrased and I could be wrong, of course.

Alla