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:
> 
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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