Snape vs. Sirius (was: Snape's Stubbornness)

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Julie says:
I don't know that Sirius *meant* to kill Snape. But he did 
deliberately put Snape in harm's way (he knew Snape wouldn't resist 
the temptation to go to the Shrieking Shack).

Alla:

Sorry, Julie, but right now I am going to dispute even that. :o) 
Sirius and Snape were  not best friends before Prank ocurred, right? 
Snape is NOT stupid , right?

Why would Snape listen to ANYTHING Sirius says? Why would he BELIEVE 
anything Sirius says?

As Finwitch said, why would Snape even stop to have any kind of 
conversation with Sirius?.


Julie:
Whatever Sirius's conscious intent, death could have been the 
result. Sirius also endangered Lupin, though I doubt he even 
thought about that possibility. In that regard he is like Snape--
they are blinded to reason when their emotions are deeply engaged. 
They are also blinded by their dislike for each other.

Alla:

I am not even sure that Sirius' intent was for Snape to go there, 
although it could have been of course. It is also possible that 
Snape overheard something which he was not supposed to.

But if Snape figured out that Remus was a werewolf ( I am not sure 
if you share the speculation that Prank ocurred after Pensieve 
scene), things are becoming very interesting. 
 
Sherry wrote:
So, how is Snape any better than Sirius?
 

Julie says:
I've only argued that in their interactions with *each other* they 
are similarly maturity-impaired ;-) 

Alla:

Sure, Julie that I can agree with and honestly, if Snape confined 
his remarks to people of the same size as he is, I would like him 
MUCH more.

Just my opinion,

Alla