[HPforGrownups] Re: Poetic justice (was: The DADA jinx and its victims.)

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 138121

AD:
I used the word "arguably" on purpose, since it's by no means certain from canon, but surely it's not such a stretch--would Snape have been so anxious for the power that Riddle promised had he not been humiliated by James Potter?  

Juli: OK, it's a possibility, but I don't see it, I mean, we have young Severus, smart, confident, a loner... do you really think that the Marauders made just a strong impression on him? I think we are giving MWPP too much credit, not everyhting that happened at VWI isn't their fault (I'm exagerating). And how do you know that Voldemort offered Snape power? It could have been anything, for all we know the reason Snape joined the DEs was because his girlfriend was one, or all his friends were doing it...
AD:
Would Sirius have been so reckless at the Ministry had Snape not been goading him all year?  Would Snape have been so eager to bait Siriu had Sirius never arranged an encounter with a werewolf for him?

Juli: 
In what way did Sirious acted recklessly when he was at the MoM? As I remember he did what everyone else did: He fought the DEs, sure he may have laughed at Bella, but I wouldn't put it as reckless, he was just being Sirius. Again, I don't see how Snape's comments led Sirius to his death. Sirius cared deeply for Harry, so of course he was going to the MoM, the Pope or the PM could have told him to stay at 12GP and he wouldn't have listened to them. Snape and Sirius hated each other, it's a fact, but they didn't care enough for each other to make their every single action a consequence of whatever they said.
 
JMO of course


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