Snape in the Shrieking Shack, was Re: Are appearances important to Snape?

[a_svirn]

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> Christina:
> 
> A good *hour*?  Snape enters on page 352 (US Hardcover) and reveals
> himself on page 357.  That's five pages.  Act it out; Snape was
> listening to Lupin for less than 10 minutes.  

a_svirn:
Surely not? You probably can read it in ten or even less minutes, 
but acting it out? Why, only listening to the cricked door would 
take a couple of minutes. And even if it was less than an hour it 
was still quite enough to realise that the kids were not in any 
danger from Sirius and Lupin. 

> Christina:
> 
> As Colebiancardi said, Snape is not dead-set on bringing Sirius
> directly to the Dementors.  He expresses a good deal of fairness in
> the "Two more for Azkaban" and "Give me a reason" comments.  As a
> matter of fact, I'd say that Snape's actions are more merciful than
> Lupins and Sirius's.  Snape might *threaten* to give Sirius to the
> dementors directly, but he clearly mentions handing him (and Lupin)
> over to the authorities first.  

a_svirn:

I wouldn't call it "fairness", myself. Wherein do you see fairness? 
Yes, he did at first considered bringing them to Fudge, but he  
changed his mind as soon as he realised that it would give Sirius 
chance to clear his name. You think it's fair? I wonder. 

> Christina:
What to Lupin and Sirius do when they
> are in the exact same situation?

a_svirn:
The fact that Sirius and Lupin were bent on revenge does not mean 
that Snape was a Sheltered Innocence Personified. The only innocent 
persons in the Shack were Harry, Ron and Hermione