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

[Ann Crutchley]

No: HPFGUIDX 127195


 > Alla:
> 
> 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?.
 

Can anyone really say at one time or another you haven't pulled a
prank on someone? That we didn't like someone in school because of
their attitude or the way they dress or other reasons? If you're
agronant as James and Sirus was, and they played Quiddich which is a
sport, who hasn't known a Jock who was agronant and thought they ruled
the school and picked on the geeks. They are wizards they have other
ways to pull pranks and etc..But really has anyone not been picked on
at school and remember it and think badly of the person who did it to
you? I dislike Snape but I will say this if the prank had been pulled
on me I would be upset too and carry a grudge. At some point you have
to grow up and move on but Snape had an awful childhood and probably
thought of school as an escape just like Harry, and to have that
happen at his special place is very traumic and is very like never to
get over it. And then carry it over to Harry who gets all this
attention, probably something he never had himself. 
 
I think Sirus is reliving some memories that brings him
comfort.Things he and James did together. I think we've all forgot
that Sirus was in prison for all those years. Of course those days at
school are still with him, he never really had a life, never had time
to mature with experince, never had time to grow and become a man in a
sense, and thinking of the old days and killing Pettigrew is  probably
what kept him going. And going to prison and never really grieveing for
your best friend, that's got to be awful. Of course he couldn't move on, and
there is Harry so much like James in some ways, that of course he felt
he had James and wanted to relive those days. I think if he had time
and freedom he could have grown in his personality, but would we have
wanted him in other way? 

He encourage Harry and gave him hope,
something he hadn't really had from a paternal figure except
Dumbledore, and Dumbledore spent so much time keeping the secerts and
trying to protect Harry from that heavy burden that he couldn't be
what Harry really need, an adult on Harry's side willing to tell the
truth and willing to let Harry decide for himself. We were all young
once and need to keep that in mind with our own children and I think
Sirus did that. I know Molly Weasley loves Harry and is protective of
him and that's great too. But everybody needs one person to just
believe in them without selfish reasons.
Above all that where were the teachers when all these pranks were
taking place? They always turn up when Harry and Draco are about to
rumble.

Ann