Sirius and Prank again? Fools Rush in where Wisemen Fear to Go

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No: HPFGUIDX 129911

Potioncat:
Sorry, I don't buy it.
If Snape had known that a werewolf was in the tunnel and that it was 
dangerous to go there, AND he then used Sirius' information to go in: 
then yes, Snape had some share of the blame.
 
However, he didn't know that. 


Alla:

I am NOT so sure about that. Allow me to raise my earlier speculation
 
about the fact  that Snape was studying the question about werewolfes 
in the pensieve scene AND the fact that he assignes the same question
 
for the essay AND the fact that dear Hermione, bless her heart,
figures 
it out perfectly.

Do you think it is unreasonable to assume that Snape indeed figured
out 
that Remus is a werewolf before he went to the tunnel?




Potioncat:
<SNIP>
Given the consquences that we've all worked out, it is telling that 
the adult Sirius doesn't have any remorse for the joke.


Alla:

It is telling to me too, but for a different reason - like maybe deep 
hatred which both those boys felt for each other was based on
something 
very significant.


Bboyminn:

I have to believe you can see the moral difference in these cases, 
and further have to believe you can see the degree of shift in blame.
In
no case is anyone blameless, but in the first two cases, a greater
share of the blame falls on Snape.
 
 
a_svirn:
You mean that Snape deserved to be eaten or bitten by a werewolf 
because he was a slimy Slytherin busybody?


Alla:

I am really hesitant to speak for Steve, but I think he meant that IF 
Snape went to the tunnel on his own and we have NO indication as far
as 
I can remember that Sirius tied him up and dragged him to the Shack, 
THEN Snape was at least very stupid to do so.

It does not mean that he deserved to be provoked to go there, but
again 
as far as we know nobody forced him to. Am I being confusing? Sirius  
may as well have an intent to send Snape there, but if he was warned 
about danger beforehand, the story becomes  a bit different.

Just speculating here of course.

Alla.