Snape as unreliable witness WAS: Re: Lupin vs Snape (was Lupin and "Severus")

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No: HPFGUIDX 157049

> Sydney:
> 
> And when Harry lies about the HBP potions book.

Alla: 
Yes.

Sydney:
  I'm trying to think,
> when was Harry breaking the rules for noble reasons?  I'm sure there
> are instances, but it's not like that's all he ever does.  

Alla:

No it is not like that's all he ever does, but my point is that *when 
* he does, Snape can't be more clueless IMO.
As to the instances, let's see.

Going after the stone, going in the Chamber, going to save Sirius in 
PoA ( with Dumbledore's blessing, but still rule breaking , no? )


> Alla:
> 
> > The very good example of course is " have you forgotten that 
Sirius 
> > Black tried to kill me" ( paraphrase) and Dumbledore's "my memory 
is as 
> > good as ever" AND JKR promise that we **will** find out more 
about 
> > Prank.
> > 
> > Would you accept a bet that the right answer is :
> > 
> > No, he did not? :)
> 
Sydney: 
> You're on. ;)  I'd say Dumbledore's line is saying, 'yeah, and I 
also
> remember the bit where you joined a neo-Nazi organization, so maybe
> casting stones isn't a great thing for you to be doing.'.

Alla:

Oh, most definitely and whoever loses, owes ten bottles of butterbear.

But let's be clear about the conditions - that was not me proposing 
the deciphering of the Dumbledore's line.

That was me betting that prank was **not** an attempted murder as in  
Sirius was **not* wanting to kill Snape.

So, I am only betting on that. I cannot offer what Dumbledore's line 
really means. It may indeed meant what you said OR it also can mean 
that DD remembers what **really** occurred between Snape and 
Marauders and that Snape was not completely innocent party in that 
war and that is why DD indeed may have been saying that casting 
stones - Snape better not to IMO.

My bet is *trying to **kill me* is unreliable.

Are you still on? :-)

JMO,

Alla