[HPforGrownups] Re: The length of the Pensieve Scene

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 118277


--- dumbledore11214 <dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Curlyhornedsnorkack: 
> Since Lupin and Sirius are adults in the fire scene, they would
> probably realize that Snape's action of following the Marauders
> wouldn't have excused their actions towards Snape. Also, they might
> realize that trying to excuse themselves by blaming Snape for their
> cruelty would be a bad example for a teenager. Besides, since 
> Snape is in the OOTP, it would not be in the Order's interest for 
> them to exacerbate bad feeling for Snape. 
> 
> Alla:
> Oh, I am so glad that someone else is thinking that it is a 
> possibility that Marauders' actions towards Snape had some other 
> possible reasons besides boredom. Curly, I like your explanation, 
> but I think that even simpler one exists - the reasons for
> animosity 
> between Snape and Marauders are not supposed to be revealed yet, it
> is just too early.
> 
> Yes, Remus and Sirius did not tell Harry. It is just as frustrating
> as Harry not asking questions about his parents, but Rowling has to
> have some surprises up her sleeve yet. She knocked James from his 
> Saint!Pedestal. In the next books it will be Snape turn, me thinks.


Let me get this straight: Curly says that Sirius and Remus lied to
Harry about their motives because they recognize as adults that the
motives were not good ones, and Alla thinks this means they were
telling the truth?????  And Remus and Sirius ADMIT that it was
because Sirius said he was bored.  How is that in any way debatable?

Waiting for an interpreter of that analysis....


> 
> Magda previously:
>  Sirius is maddenly  imprecise about when Snape started trying to 
> get them expelled - notice that it doesn't come up in his 
> description of James and Snape to Harry.  If he tried to get them 
> expelled after what we see in the pensieve, I would find it hard to
> condemn Snape for that.
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Ummm, are you saying that pensieve encounter was their first
> episode EVER? Lily did not seem to think that. Sirius infamous 
> comment about Snape suggests that  they knew each other way before 
> the fifth year, IMO.
> I disagree, I think A LOT happened before Pensieve scene and A LOT 
> after it, but this is mainly speculation, of course.

How can you so completely misinterpret what I said?  I said that
Snape tried to get James and Group expelled after what they did to
him in the Pensieve incident, then it's understandable why Snape
would do that.  Sirius doesn't ever say WHEN Snape tried to get them
expelled.  If he only started trying to get them expelled AFTER
they'd bullied him, then he had damn good reason and if the Marauders
didn't like it, then they could - ooo!  brainwave!  - stop bullying
him!  Now there's a thought!

Magda


		
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