[HPforGrownups] Re: Spinner's End--further evidence for DDsMan!Snape??

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 140073

I think you're also discounting the probability that all of them
would have had trouble supposing that Harry would take the vision 
seriously  once he'd had time to think it over.

Suppose I told you I'd had a vision of Bin Laden  in person holding 
my godfather hostage at the Pentagon -- would you believe it? Would
you even  think that I believed it? Even if I'd had an accurate vision
before, it'd be awfully far-fetched. If I went missing, would that
be the first place you looked?

Pippin



Sherry now:

But that's just it, isn't it?  Of course, after the absolutely accurate
vision he had of Arthur's attack, anyone who was using their brains would
have to *know* Harry would believe it.  He was 15, hardly a very rational
age under the best of circumstances, and he certainly hadn't had the best of
circumstances that year.  If they didn't believe Harry would believe it,
they were idiots!  And yes, if you'd had an absolute right on vision of your
best friend's loved one being attacked and been able to rescue him because
of it, anyone who knew you would believe your next one, or at least they
ought to know you would believe it.  That, of course, is the most important
point, that they should have known Harry would believe it.  The thing with
Arthur was traumatic and dramatic.  And now it was Sirius, his godfather,
his father's best friend.  Oh yeah, he'd believe it.  That's why I Have
never bought into the idea that Harry should have just known it wasn't true,
because he could never just sit back and hope it wasn't or risk the life of
Sirius, hoping Snape would do something.  He had no reason to trust him or
believe he would, from his point of view.  He had to go himself.  I
understand it completely, and the order members who were close to him--Lupin
and Sirius definitely--should have known he'd go.

Sherry