Snape and Sirius (was: CHAPTER DISCUSSIONS: Chapter Thirty seven)

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 124098


>>vmonte:
>You are right, of course. What I was trying to say was how Iago and 
the character from "The Curtain" are able to manipulate others 
without these people ever realizing it. It doesn't matter so much 
that these characters were liked, but that other people put their 
trust in them.
>You are also right that Sirius was a grown man and he should know 
better than to let Snape manipulate him, but Snape does manipulate 
him several times in OOTP.< 

Betsy:
I don't know if Snape actually *manipulates* Sirius.  He picks on 
him, sure, and I suppose you could say that getting under Sirius's 
skin is a form of manipulation.  But I wonder if Sirius took a course 
of action that normally he wouldn't because of Snape's actions or 
words.  I guess if you think Snape *wanted* Sirius dead and did his 
best to goad Sirius into taking an unacceptable risk (and, erm... you 
probably do <g>) than yeah, Snape was manipulative.

If, however, you think like I do, that Snape didn't have an ulterior 
motive and was just getting a petty kick out of making Sirius squirm, 
then not so big with the manipulation is Snape.  *Childish* but not 
manipulative.

Betsy