Snape in the Shrieking Shack (Was: Are appearances important to Snape?)

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> Betsy Hp:
> Why does Snape need a dementor?  If he's ESE or bent on revenge or 
> especially trying to hide Peter's true role in the Potters' death, 
> why not just kill Sirius himself?  He could kill Sirius, knock out 
> Harry and then hunt down and kill Lupin, if he so desires.  
> Actually, I'm kind of wondering why Snape felt he had to wait for 
> Sirius to give him a reason back in the Shack, if he's evil and 
all.

Alla:

Oh, I think Snape chose a PERFECT revenge on Sirius. I wonder, what 
Sirius would have preferred, if asked - to be killed fast with AK or 
to be put back to the Dementors, who made you so miserable and 
eventually insane, that is  if we assume that Sirius would not have 
received kiss right away. I believe that after spending twelve years 
in Dementors company , Sirius really really did not want to see them 
again. 



> 
> Betsy Hp:
> Bellatrix (and those who came to Azkaban with her) would have 
> realized there was a *double-crosser*.  I don't think it's clear 
> that they knew exactly who the double-crosser was. Maybe the Death 
> Eaters knew there was a spy but didn't know the spy's identity.


Alla:

But it IS a reasonable interpretation of Sirius' words that they 
indeed knew, won't you agree? I wonder how Snape is different from 
them that he did not know, if they indeed knew, of course.



> Betsy Hp:
<SNIP>
 But the fact that he feels he needs a *reason* to 
> kill Sirius, the fact that he wants to turn the criminals over to 
> the authorities (and the dementors, creepy as they are, are the 
> authorities) does suggest a certain obedience to the law.  At 
least, 
> IMO.


Alla:

It can also suggest that Snape likes his revenge served with the 
audience around  and praising him as hero in the meantime, at least 
IMO.



Oh, I also want to make a belated note to Hickengruendler. You are 
right, I am wrong. Somebody pointed me to the right quote about 
Snape admitting that Trio overpowered him. It is at the beginning of 
Chapter 21 of PoA. It looks to me that he is admitting to less than 
what really happened, but it is of course an admission.


"Order of Merlin, Second class, I'd say. First class, if I can 
wangle it!"
"Thank you very much indeed, Minister."
"Nasty cut you've got there.... Black's work, I suppose?"
" As a matter of fact, it was Potter, Weasley and Granger, 
Minister..." - PoA, p.386.


JMO,

Alla