Did Snape defend trio at the end of PoA? /Are appearances important to Snap

[a_svirn]

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> 
> colebiancardi:

<snip> But nowhere in Lupin's speech, from the time the bedroom door 
opened
> to the end of the chapter does Lupin talk about Peter being the one
> who killed Harry's parents.

a_svirn:
I hadn't said that Snape leaned about Pettigrew being a secret-
keeper from Lupin. On the contrary I had said that he already knew 
*that*. What he didn't know was their animagi secret. He stayed and 
listened the story until his curiosity was satisfied and then 
proceeded with his revenge. 
> 
> colebiancardi:
> Nope, not film contamination at all. p. 359 "Two more for Azkaban
> tonight," said Snape, his eyes gleaming fanatically. "I shall be
> interested to see how Dumbledore takes this...He was quite 
convinced
> you were harmless, you know, Lupin...a tame werewolf -"
> "You fool," said Lupin softly. "Is a schoolboy grunge worth putting
> an innocent man back inside Azkaban?"
> 
> So, Snape didn' mention bringing Sirius & Lupin directly to the
> dementors, but to Azkaban. And also, the "give me a reason" line 
was
> when Sirius started towards Snape and Snape pointed his wand at 
him.
> Had nothing to do with dementors - perhaps Snape was going to 
either
> kill or hurt Sirius.
> 
> However, Snape does, on the next page, threaten Sirius that they 
don't
> have to wait until the castle, but he(snape) could call the 
dementors
> directly, once outside of the Willow(your passage). Since Snape is
> one of those rule-followers, I am sure this was just a taunt to
> Sirius, as he DID mention Azkaban - at least that is how I read it.
> Snape was a bit unhinged in this scene - Rowling describes him as
> having a mad glint in his eye, he seemed beyond reason, shrieking.
> 
a_svirn:
I am sincerely puzzled how you can call a DE "rule-follower"? Not to 
mention a man who is notorious for his blatant favouritism? Granted, 
he kept trying to nail Harry for rule infractions but that was just 
one of the many means to bring him down. 

Besides, there was no question about rule-breaking in this instant. 
Sirius was already sentenced to the kiss ad absentia. And, finally, 
WHY would the Trio attack him, if all he wanted to is to bring a 
criminal for the interrogation? That doesn't make sense. 
a_svirn