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

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> 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?

Potioncat:
No, I'm not calling Sirius a liar. I think Sirius is telling the 
truth as he sees it. He remembers Snape as a greasy oddball, up to 
his eyes in Dark Magic.(or something like that.)  Remus is less 
damning, but of course, Remus isn't as forth-coming as Sirius. So 
it's hard to tell. But, for example, if Book 7 started off with Z. 
Smith or C. McLaggen telling us something about Harry, I'd hold my 
judgement. Neither of them are known to be liars, but they aren't 
friends of Harry's.

Or a better example is Fred and George. All of us know the exact same 
things about the boys. Some of us see them as harmless pranksters, 
others see the pranks as cruel. So if we were describing the twins to 
someone who hadn't read the books, we'd give very different 
impressions.

And one last example, there are characters in the series who might be 
justified in calling Hermione "a frizzy-haired witch who in her 5th 
year  knew curses that adults wizards couldn't break!"

 
> Alla:
 
> 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. 

Potioncat: 
Yes, that was high praise from Sirius! And come to think of it, it 
sounds a little like Bella in Spinner's End.

Alla: 
> 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.
> 

Potioncat:
Oh, dear! That wouldn't be funny at all!