Man the canons Re: Snape vs. Sirius (was: Snape's Stubbornness)

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No: HPFGUIDX 127253


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> Alla:
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> Sure, I can see Snape having some kind of impulsivity. What I don't 
> see unfortunately is him believing anything Sirius says, especially 
> if it concerns another person, whose secret Sirius and James are 
> protecting. I am just not sure that Sirius will be THAT eager to 
> talk with Snape about Remus. I am also not sure that Severus will 
> believe any nice things coming from Sirius. Sorry!
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Potioncat:
I think JKR is slowly giving us the back story. I don't think she's 
trying to mislead us on this one. (IMHO) So I'm taking the characters 
as being honest and correct in their versions. So, perhaps Severus 
thought he was being cunning in tricking Sirius into telling him 
something about Remus' outings. Sirius was only pretending to "let it 
slip." (at breakfast with the Slytherins, no doubt.)But I think it's 
very clear, Sirius intended Severus to know.

I'm assuming that since Severus saw Remus with Pomfrey, he isn't 
expecing danger. He just wants to find out what's going on. If this 
happened shortly after OWLs, Severus may have felt that he had to do 
this before the Holiday.

In the mean time, James, Sirius, and Peter(?) start toward the tree 
to join Remus. Sirius tells them they'll find Severus snivelling in 
fear. James understands the consequences much better than Sirius does 
and runs ahead, going into the tunnel in human form to save Severus.

They all have to face DD. DD understands the danger, but also knows 
that Severus had no business going in the tunnel. So I'm sure he gave 
a similar lecture that McG gave Draco for going after Harry/Norbert.

I'm not sure if we'll ever know all the details. What I want to know 
is why they had such loathing for each other. 

And, as to why Remus doesn't seem too upset about this now, 20 years 
later, Well, it didn't break up the friendship at the time. Remus and 
James probably saw this as Sirius being stupid. Not Sirius being a 
killer. It's easier to overlook a friend's faults than to overlook an 
enemy's faults.


Second option:
Severus figured out that Remus was a werewolf and wanted to 
demonstrate his superior DADA skills. He became reckless and fell for 
Sirius' trick. He goes into the tunnel expecting to come out a hero 
for killing/exposing the werewolf.

Unfortunately, he wasn't "Merlin's gift to DADA" afterall. He took 
the tools to kill a vampire instead. Remus never lets an opportunity 
pass to remind him of that. Hence the vampire essay remark.

Potioncat, not taking herself too seriously