Sirius' words about Snape WAS: What is poetic justice?

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> Potioncat:
> I used to take anything Sirius said about Severus with several 
grains 
> of salt...of course, I developed hypertension as a result so I had 
to 
> stop. 

Alla: LOLOL! I want to have your sense of humor. Could I borrow it, 
please?

Potioncat:
 Actually, it seems HBP may have confirmed some of Sirius's 
> comments. 

Alla:

Yes, and wasn't it more than many people expected?

Potioncat:
But, to honestly answer your question, I find anything 
> Sirius says about Snape to be very biased and not reliable. Same 
goes 
> for what Snape says about the Marauders.


Alla:

Your POV has my deepest respect, but I still don't remember any 
occasions from canon where Sirius is shown to be a liar. ( not 
arguing that he loves Snape or anything, but I think he still says 
the truth). Not Knowing things? Yes. Lying? Could you give me some 
canon on that?



> > Alla, who thinks that some other Sirius comments about Snape may 
> turn out to be true too.
> 
> Potioncat:
> Like the one about as far as he knew Snape had never even been 
> accused of being an DE, and that Sirius didn't think Snape had 
been 
> one? 
> 
> One can only hope. ;-)


Alla:

LOL, Actually, I was talking about Sirius' words, where he is 
absolutely sure of himself. And he does not look sure to me when he 
talks along the lines you described.

He says the following :

"But as far as I know, Snape was never even accused of being a Death 
Eater - not that that measn much. Plenty of them were never caught. 
And Snape's certainly clever and cunning enough to keep himself out 
of trouble" - GoF, p.531. It seems to me that Sirius is NOT sure of 
Snape not being a DE here at all, IMO.

He also says that:

"There is still the fact that Dumbledore trusts Snape, and I know 
Dumbledore trusts where a lot of other people wouldn't, but I just 
can't see him letting Snape teach at Hogwarts if he'd ever worked 
for Voldemort" - GoF, p.532.

Hmmm, it seems to me that here Sirius basically expresses faith in 
Dumbledore, NOT gives eyewitness testimony or at least evaluation 
about Snape.

But actually here is the quote, which I think may come true ( well, 
probably not but I would find it funny if it will)

" I don't care if Dumbledore thinks you are reformed, I know 
better..." - OOP, paperback, p.520.


JMO,

Alla