The Prank on Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 114261

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hannah" <hannahmarder at y...> wrote:
> 
> Hannah now: Snape clearly thought that James did have some part in 
> sending him to the willow, from what he says to Harry.  He refers to 
> James and his friends playing a trick on him that would have got him 
> killed.  Perhaps Snape really did believe that James was part of it, 
> or perhaps James was initially in on some less serious prank, but 
> then Sirius took it a step further?  Although Lupin and Black seem 
> to be saying that James had nothing to do with it, Snape obviously 
> thinks he did.
> 

Others postulate that Snape believes that only by rescuing him could
James save Lupin, Sirius and DD from a whole load of trouble. Only
by rescuing Snape could the presence of a werewolf in the school
be hushed up. And it was hushed up. No known punishment for Sirius
and Snape was told to keep his mouth shut.

Snape was the means to an end. If Snape gets injured the solids
hit the rotating air circulator.

That being so, why should Snape feel gratitude if James's thoughts
were centred on others?

Kneasy