[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's detention - James saved Snape's life incidentg

[Ladi lyndi]

No: HPFGUIDX 135890

Steve  wrote:

So, I'm not absolving anyone of any guilt. Sirius made a young
implusive and dangerous choice, and so did Snape. There is no
indication that Sirius truly intended Snape to be killed. He was
certainly short sighted, rash, and irresponsible, but we don't know
for a fact that his intent was for Snape to be killed. Likely, he
never thought that far ahead; impulsive headstrong teens are not know for being farsighted. So they are all quilty, and I'm sure they were all punished. Certainly not punished in the way Snape wanted, but punished none the less.

Just trying to keep things in perspective.


Lynn:
 
Perspective?  We have to keep things in perspective?  Well, that takes all the fun out of it  LOL
 
I agree with all you said Steve with an addition.  We know that Madame Pomfrey takes Lupin over.  For Snape to know where/wonder why Lupin goes there, he had to have seen Madam Pomfrey and know that whatever was happening was sanctioned by the administration.
 
Let's face it, Snape isn't stupid and he had to have had a pretty good idea that whatever was happening, if he hadn't figured it out already, had to be very serious for Madam Pomfrey to take Lupin secretly away from the castle.
 
Sirius tells us that Snape kept trying to get the Maurauders expelled.  My impression is that Snape probably had a good idea what was happening to Lupin and just wanted proof.  After all, it is a bit of a coincidence that a shack becomes haunted - once a month - a new tree is planted that hits those who come near it and now Madam Pomfrey is escorting a student through that tree every month.  Hmmmm, for someone like Snape, intent on being nosy, it's a pretty good bet he had some idea of what was going on.  After all, we know from the pensieve scene that he had overheard the Mauraders talking about Lupin being a werewolf.  
 
I can see a scenario of Snape taunting Sirius that once he had proof Lupin was a werewolf that he'd destroy the Maurauders and Sirius replying that if Snape really wanted proof, here's how he can get through the Whomping Willow.  As stated, neither is absolved from guilt, both bear responsibility.  
 
Bottom line for me is that noone put a wand to Snape's head and forced him to break the rules and put himself in danger.  As Dumbledore mutters to the Bertha in the Pensieve "But why did you follow him."
 

		
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