Sirius' attempted murder of Snape

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 136001

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Lisa Williams
<LisaGWilliams at g...> wrote:
> Valky says: 
> Sirius plays with that werewolf every month, it's his favourite
> past time. Does he think that a half competent wizard will survive 
> an encounter with his friend Lupin.. *yes*, he *does*, he's 
> *arrogant*, prideful, he thinks weekends with werewolves is 
> something *everyone* should do to build character. I'm not saying 
> he's right about all that, but I think it's pretty darn obvious he 
> wasn't trying to murder Snape. Yeah yeah maybe it's a warped mind 
> that thinks it, but it is *Sirius'* mind.
> =========
> 
> Lisa responds:  
> My problem with that explanation is that Sirius, James and Peter are
> unregistered animagi -- they became such so that they could hang
> around with Lupin and not be in danger.  Therefore, they all knew 
> that danger existed to anyone else.  We're told that werewolves will 
> attack anyone, even their best friends, when they are "under the 
> influence," so to speak, and a bite from a werewolf at the very 
> least makes another werewolf, and at worst kills the prey.  James 
> obviously thought the danger of death was enough that he needed to 
> save Snape -- and Snape thought the danger of death was enough that 
> he owed James a life-debt.  In that light, I really can't see how 
> sending Snape into (below) the Whomping Willow could be viewed as 
> anything but attempting to dispose of Snape for good.
> 
> Lisa/SassyMomOfThree

Valky again:

Sorry Lisa, but you're giving me canon of Remus' opinion and James'
opinion and even Snape's opinion, to counter a statement about Sirius'
opinion. They are different people they don't think the same.

I said: he [Sirius] thinks weekends with werewolves is something
*everyone* should do to build character.

Reams of canon back this statement.. like for instance - In the
pensieve "I wish it was Full Moon, I'm bored." Remus says "you might."

Yes, Sirius might because it's a deeply satisfying activity for him.
He's insensitive to Remus' feelings, selfish and a bit bad mannered.
There's plenty of canon for those things here too, but that's not the
point, the point is hanging out with the werewolf is *enjoyment*,
*danger* is enjoyment for Sirius. He's a loose canon, not a murderer.

Then there's OOtP: "A deadly struggle for my soul would have broken
the monotony nicely."  And "....at least you've been able to get out
and about, stretch your legs, get in a few fights..."

These are Sirius' opinons of the danger. I don't see how anybody elses
opinions can make these less valid as Sirius' opinions.

It's a *thousand* times more likely that Sirius thought he was doing
Snape a big favour and building character in him, than it ever is that
he was trying to get him killed.

Valky