seeds of betrayal

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 149641

> Marianne:
> 
> I hope we will be told not only the definitive backstory of the 
> prank, but also the immediate aftermath.  From the incomplete 
story 
> we currently have I can't believe that DD didn't assign some sort 
of 
> punishment to Sirius. I can see Snape not only resenting that 
Sirius 
> was not expelled, but that possibly James received no punishment.  
> Which of course would rankle if Snape believed that James and 
Sirius 
> were both involved up to their necks.

Alla:

Oh, totally, Marianne, I can totally see that, but I can bet you 
anything that Sirius WAS punished just not expelled and of course no 
punishment but expulsion would satisfy Snape.

Hmmm.I should record that as my prediction for book 7 :)
 
> Sherry:
> I present the theory that it was a very personal
> > grudge, a very personal resentment, that caused Snape to fire 
that 
> curse at
> > DD.  All the years of Dumbledore's betrayal, in Snape's mind, 
> having to do
> > things he might not like to do, whether it's spying or helping 
> Harry, take
> > your pick.  But I think it's a deep seated very personal 
> resentment, that
> > Snape has had simmering inside him against DD, and at last he 
had 
> his
> > chance. 

Alla:

Hee. Are you surprised that I like it? That I really really do? I 
think that argument in the forest fits into this pattern well - 
meaning Dumbledore again asking Snape to do things he does not want 
to do again, although of course if we assume that the argument was 
about DD asking Snape to do him in, when the time comes, then it is 
not fitting in the pattern you describe, but Oooo, if this was say 
about Snape wanting to stop spying or Snape wanting to stop doing 
something else. Then yes, here we have again Dumbledore asking Snape 
to do things he does not want to.

Oh, and come to think of famous "if you are ready, if you are 
prepared" in GoF, I am going to take a wild guess here and yes, I 
know not supported by much evidence and suggest that if Dumbledore 
was ASKING Snape to start spying, Snape did not exactly volunteer to 
do it. So, here maybe we have again DD asking Snape to do things he 
does not really want to do?

Although I am not sure how likely this is, since maybe Snape wanted 
to get back to his old pals, to see how they are doing, to evaluate 
that maybe his old boss is strong enough to keep him in mind when 
betting which side is going to win at the end.

JMO,

Alla