Sirius, Snape, and befuddlement draughts.

[arienastera]

No: HPFGUIDX 112977

This is just a wierd idea that came to me while reading a while 
ago.  I don't know if this has been brought up before (Hi, I'm 
ArienAstera, and I'm a n00b) or if I'm just slow... And I tried to 
get my sisters opinion, but she's a bit biased about poor Sirius.  
Makes me sick sometimes, to be honest :).  But anyway, read this 
passage and tell me what you think..


Page 383, OotP, American Version
"Midnight came and went while Harry was reading and rereading a 
passage about the uses of scurvy-grass, lovage, and sneezewort and 
not taking in a word of it....
	*These plantes are moste efficacious in the inflaming of the 
braine, and are therefore much used in Confusing and Befuddlement 
Draughts, where the wizard is desirous of producing hot-headedness 
and recklessness....*
... Hermione said Sirius was becoming reckless cooped up in 
Grimmauld Place....
	*... moste efficacious in the inflaming of the braine, and 
are therefore much used...*
... the *Daily Prophet* would think his brain was inflamed if they 
found out that he knew what Voldemort was feeling...
	*... therefore much used in Confusing and Befuddlement 
Draughts...*
... confusing was the word, all right; *why* did he know what 
Voldemort was feeling?  What was this wierd connection between them, 
which Dumbledore had never been able to explain satisfactorily?
	*... where the wizard is desirous...*
... how he would like to sleep...
	*... of producing hot-headedness...*
... It was warm and comfortable in his armchair before the fire..."


So, like I said, I don't know if this has already been discussed, 
but I wasn't there, so humor me... :)

Could Snape have given Sirius a potion to make him more reckless 
than normal?  I know anyone would get bored cooped up that long, but 
surely even he knows when to draw the line?  JKR seems to emphasize 
that Potions Text bit, so maybe we're supposed to look at it more 
than just "Harry's tired, he's allowed to be distracted this late".

We all know that Snape tried his darndest to get Sirius in POA, so 
whats stopping him now that he knows where Sirius is.  Even if Snape 
knows he's innocent, he still hates him with a fiery passion.


Thanks for listening to me,
ArienAstera