Sirius and Prank again? Fools Rush in where Wisemen Fear to Go
dumbledore11214
dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com
Sun Jun 5 02:22:37 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 130071
Nora:
You read the objections made from a fairly solid canonical basis as
trying to explain away nasty habits.
Irene:
It might be my personal bias, but lots of arguments about how the
Prank was mostly Snape's own fault, and how the Pensieve scene is
not really two-on-one, are bordering on the "blame the victim". But
then again, it might be just my personal buttons pushed, I accept
that.
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> Alla:
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See, I cannot speak for others, but MY argument relies on the
asssumption that we do NOT know yet that Snape was the complete
victim, unless I forgot some crucial info from canon.
Are you prepared to argue that we know everything about the Prank
night?
If yes, here are some questions I have for you ( and the list is
definitely not inclusive). I don't remember canon having exact
answers to any of them. :-)
When did it happen? ( after pensieve scene or before it, or in a
different school year)?
If it happened after pensieve scene, is there any significance to
the fact that Snape was reading the question about werewolfes?
Is there any significance to the fact that Snape saw Lupin with
Madam Pomfrey dissapearing in the Shack?
Why did Snape listen to the information from the boy who supposedly
was one of his sworn enemies?
How exactly this conversation occurred?
Why did Snape go there in the first place?
Where was Peter at the time of the Prank?
Where was James at the time of the Prank ( prior to him going and
saving Snape)?
Who told James about the Prank?
Since Yahoo won't let us edit the post, I am replying to my previous
one and adding more questions for you.
1. Why is this sentence appears to be not finished?
"Black made a derisive noise.
"It served him right," he sneered. "Sneaking around, trying to find
out what we were up to... hoping he could get us expelled...." -
PoA, paperback, p.356.
2. What does Dumbledore's "my memory is as good as ever" means? What
does he remember?
3. Why are there three periods in the middle of this sentence?
"Jealous, I think, of James's talent on the Quidditch field...anyway
Snape had seen me crossing the grounds with Madam Pomfrey one
evening as she led me toward the Whomping Willow to transform" -
PoA, p.357.
Anybody who thinks that we have more questions than answers about
Prank night, please feel free to add them. :-)
JMO,
Alla
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