[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape's Worst (and Best!) OoP Moment?

[d.]

No: HPFGUIDX 132573

> SSSusan:
> Erm well, no, I didn't "deliberately" do that.  I was presenting 
> what I felt to be *Snape's* worst moment in OoP.  I was not 
> presenting a comparison between Snape or Sirius, nor did I anywhere 
> say, "Poor, totally innocent, sweet little Sirius."  Do I think 
> Snape behaved worse than Sirius in this encounter?  Yup.  Do I think 
> Sirius' tone made things worse?  Yup.  Do I still think Snape went 
> over the line in his taunts?  You betcha. :-)  You have every right 
> to disagree with me on that, but I didn't "deliberately" choose to 
> leave out Sirius' opening remarks; I just began the excerpt with 
> Snape's first bit of snarkiness.   

I think you were deliberate in being selective to present your view , as if Sirius didn't
have any intent to hurt, or didn't asked for what was coming to him (or as if Snape's
words weren't a 'respond' and that Snape's nastiness was completely out-of-the-blue). To
miss the fact that Sirius started it all (and being the offensive and fired up all
through from his end), is like some reader insist how horrible Harry is far worst as a
person for beating Draco by quoting the entire passage by elimiating the part where Draco
insult the Weasleys, thus making Draco looks better and more of a victim (ex: "see how
Draco was noble enough never resort to physical violence, what Harry did was totally
uncalled for, and behaved far worst as a person in this situation").

NOPE sorry I just don't see how Snape behave worst than Sirius when it is Sirius who
started it himself and acting stupid in something he can't handle, just like the Draco
example. And really, what Snape said about Sirius was more or less the truth: he WAS
useless (especially his unpleasant bitchy attitude gets in the way of others). And it's
not like Snape is only one, Fred and George said the same thing to Sirius as well. If
Sirius didn't want others to point out the truth of his sorry state then he should have
shut the hell up, instead of attacking Snape, whom he antagonized and thought would be a
good punching bag to release his frustration, but turns out the jokes is on him. It's
only "hurt worst" in a sense because Sirius is reduced to a sore loser, yet he's still
stuck in his past glory day where he used to have an upper hand, and now deluded and
stupid enough to go out his way to pick a pathetic fight with someone (whom he used to
feel superior over) who held better cards. The best Sirius got was one childish, nasty
highschool nickname that only reveal his stuck-in-past-glory mindset...how sad is that!?

If THIS is supposed to be Snape's "worst" (whatever that means) in OOTP, then sheesssh he
ain't so bad at all. 

d.
(others point out the actual 'worst' I'd agree more regard to Harry and Neville)