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

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No: HPFGUIDX 130377

Sue wrote: 
> The second area I find interesting about this is DD and his decision 
> to allow Snape to stay at school, knowing he attempted to kill 
> another student.  If DD believes (as he seems to) that what Sirius 
> did was not commit an attempted murder but a prank that he believed 
> Snape walked into with his eyes open, why did he protect Severus at 
> that time?  They were all in trouble, I am sure, but if DD knew for a 
> fact that Snape intended to commit murder...that's a lot of forgiving.


Potioncat:
Perhaps I made my point too strongly.

Let's say, Snape suspects Remus is a werewolf and sees a chance to 
confirm that. He feels confident that he can defend himself/subdue the 
werewolf if need be. Severus is after all, Merlin's gift to DADA. Just 
as Sirius doesn't seem to intend Severus' death in the prank, Severus 
doesn't intend to kill Remus. But, either Remus or Severus could have 
died. 

So if this is at all close to the actual event, DD would see two 16-
year-old boys who had created a situation of grave danger: equally 
guilty and equaly innocent. 

And James is still a hero for going in after Severus.
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