bullies? twins, padfoot and prongs

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 118602


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" <Aisbelmon at h...> 
wrote:
 
> Valky:
> By *He*, I am referring to Voldemort. 

Hickengruendler:

Yes, sorry. Now I've realized it, too. I really shouldn't have 
answered this post on 2.am, than maybe I would have gotten the facts 
straight. Sorry. However:
 
> > And at 
> > least one of the so-called childish pranks from Sirius could very 
> > well have killed Snape. How do we know that Sirius didn't attempt 
> > murder here? Maybe Snape's suspicion was right. 
> > 
> 
> Valky:
> I can't believe you'd say this? I find it totally strange.

Hickengruendler:

Why do you think so? I wouldn't completely put it past Sirius 
(neither would I put it past Snape). I just think, that both, Sirius 
and Snape, when angry, are much more dangerous than many fans think. 
To be honest, I think it's more likely, that Sirius didn't realize 
the full consequences of the prank (not that I think it excuses it), 
but I still find the attempted murder part not impossible. Not in 
cold-blooded and planned manner, but if Sirius did know what could 
happen (and at least theoretically he did), and still sent Snape to 
the Whoomping Willow, than I have to come to the conclusion that he 
obviously wouldn't have cared at all if Lupin had eaten Snape (and I 
won't even start about what that would have meant for Lupin). At the 
very least I can understand that Snape never forgave him, I also 
wouldn't that easily forgive someone who tried to feed me to the 
beasts.

Hickengruendler, who likes Sirius as a character, but thinks that as 
a human being, he is as flawed as Snape