The Prank on Snape

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 114416

Marla:
> > Where this bothers me is that James didn't have anything
> > to do with sending him to the Willow.  So why can't Snape accept 
> > the fact that he really does owe him a debt of gratitude and why 
> > does he really hate James so much more than the others?  
> > 
> > 
> > Magda
> Until we hear otherwise, I'm assuming that it's because Dumbledore
> saw James as the big hero of the night, made him Head Boy a year
> later, praised him as having (finally) matured and probably told
> Snape how grateful he should be to James.  Which if you're Snape 
and are convinced that the whole thing was a set-up from the get-go,
> would be really hard to take.  
> 

Valky:
Sounds like *you're* bitter *for Snapes sake*, Magda. Do people see 
themselves misunderstood in Snape? There always seems to be too much 
projecting in this debate.

If Lupin and James *weren't* in on the prank, WHAT SET UP?
Honestly, how much do we *need* Snape to be the poor defenseless 
*victim* of tyranny and conspiracy by James by Lupin by DUMBLEDORE!?
Isn't it going too far?
 
I'll be the first to say "c'mon we *have* a bad guy" I don't need to 
Snape bash, but I mean, Snape probably scared a lot of kids being 
*into Voldemorts magic* during Voldemorts reign of terror, in fact 
personally I would sy he was probably terrifying, horrifying for the 
average kid, and we *know* that was a misunderstanding and a 
misjudgement on their part. We know that talented, brave, defender 
of the light, James, was actually a big dope who embarrassed himself 
in front of his crush playing Superman in the playground. We know 
Sirius was a bitter angry young man with a lot of grey feelings 
about Snape for one reason or another and he didn't have nice 
manners towards those to whom he felt superior, so he was a 
hypocrite. I will concede the question mark over Lupin, but I would 
prefer that we just find out he is, and always was, a nice man, even 
either way he had *nothing* to do with the prank since he will have 
been too sick at the time to be involved. And as for Dumbledore, 
seeing James as the big hero of the night and praise the not worthy 
etc... What is that? Snape took it upon himself to go in there, it 
wasn't right or smart to do. Yeah Sirius probably *hoped* he'd get 
eaten alive, and then, well, Sirius gets *no* praise from 
Dumbledore, in fact even at the end of OotP Dumbledore attempts to 
make an honest point to Harry that Sirius was never yet all that 
great a person. I doubt that DD did so much praising of James after 
the prank, though he probably gave him a nod of approval for his 
*choice* to do the right thing when it would have been most hard to. 
If such a choice is not a quality that a person would approve of in 
a young man, so much so to have even an inclination to recommend 
that that person lead others...... I mean what's wrong with that. 
If Snape got expelled for what he did it could well have been quite 
fitting. So why didn't he? Because he was innocent! He followed 
innocent curiosity into the shack and almost lost his life for it, 
DD doesn't punish innocence (Lupin and Snape), he doesn't punish 
selflessness (James), and Sirius gets out on a technicality he only 
*talked* to Snape. 
Now Snape could put this all together couldn't he? And if he doesn't 
does that make it all such a great cause for him to be bitter and 
childish about it.  

Valky