[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape vs. Sirius (was: Snape's Stubbornness)

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 127074

--- katevldz <kb1195 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> What I don't understand is why some people are so quick to believe
> Snape is putting forth 
> accurate information in the above scene.  I think we can agree that
> Snape has his issues 
> too. Snape is absolutely furious in this scene, perhaps not really
> thinking clearly.  It seems 
> that we should be taking Snape's angry words with the same grain of
> salt with which 
> people regard Sirius, in order to be fair about it. 
> 

Well, I think you answered your own question.  Snape is so
emotionally distraught that whether or not Sirius did intend to kill
him through the Prank (and while I think Sirius is an idiot I don't
think he was trying to kill Snape deliberately), there's no doubt
that Snape sincerely believes that Sirius did.

Sirius' comments about, for instance, James disliking Snape because
Snape was into the Dark Arts and James always hated the DA make me
suspicious because Sirius also says that James and Snape hated each
other on sight and Lupin says that Snape was jealous of James'
popularity and Quidditch skills.  So my question to them would be:
which is it, guys?  And why doesn't Lupin back up Sirius' claim about
James disliking DA!loving Snape?

Also Sirius is maddeningly imprecise about dates and timing when he
talks about the past.


Magda


		
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