Sirius and Prank again? Fools Rush in ...

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 129972

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" <Aisbelmon at h...> wrote:

> 
> Steve:
> >  Snape is still holding a grudge in the matter, absolving
> > himself and placing full blame on Sirius,
> > 
> 
> Valky:
> Thats exactly what I said.
> 
> Steve: 
> > You are certainly free to speculate that Sirius tried to 
> > kill/murder Snape, but there is no evidence of that fact.
> 
> 
> Valky:
> Hey! I was the one who said "tried" was too strong a word. 
> ... I am not trying to claim first dibs but seriously Steve... *
> puts hands up*.... I am innocent see for yourself.


bboyminn:

I already sent Valky an apology by email. The problem is I was using
Valky's statements to make general points only I didn't make that
clear and it logically seemed like I was attacking her statements.
Definitly, my bad.

On a general note, I want to take one more opportunity to re-enforce
my general point which again is that we simply don't have enough
information to make a judgement about these event, and I'm convinced
that Snape is so biased we can't really take what he says as absolute
truth.

So, this is my additional point, while Snape was certainly in great
danger, he was not exactly helpless. While we don't actually know, I
think we can reasonably assume that Snape had his wand with him, so
again, he's not exactly defenseless. Further, we are given reason to
believe that Snape was a brilliant student, who knew plenty of curse,
and a fair amount of Dark Magic. Conclusion; he was a competent,
accomplished wizard with a wand, in danger, but not defenseless. 

However, at the same time that I say that, I have to fall back on our
lack of information. We don't know what it takes to defend against a
werewolf. Would a powerful Stunning Curse be enough, or would it just
bounce of like it does with Hagrid? Are there special spells
specifically for defending against a werewolf? We don't know. Without
that knowledge, we know there was danger, but we can't really assess
the level of danger.

We don't know, and that is exactly the point I have been making, we
don't know enough to assign DEGREES of blame, to know if the
participant were treated and punished fairly, or by what method Snape
was enticed to enter the tunnel, and I say again, we certainly don't
have enough information to accuse Sirius of attempted murder;
reckless-yes, negligent-yes, shortsighted-yes,
foolhardy/stupid/thoughtless/inconsiderate/insensitive-yes, but
murder-no. 

Simply not enough information.

Steve/bboyminn