seeds of betrayal

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 149715


> Alla:
> 
> Well, yes that is true of course, but woudn't you agree that the only 
> reason for Snape's anger we DO see in the Shack is the Prank?
> 

Pippin:
Um, no. Snape makes it clear that he is considering the betrayal
of the Potters, and upset because Harry doesn't recognize
the danger he is in and is protecting his parents' betrayer

"I have just saved your neck, you should be thanking me on 
bended knee! You'd have been well served if he'd killed you!
You'd have died like your father, too arrogant to believe you 
might be mistaken in Black -- now get out of the way or I will 
*make* you, GET OUT OF THE WAY, POTTER!"

Dumbledore says himself there was ample reason to consider Sirius
guilty.  Snape brings up the prank in the HW instead of any of those other
reasons because Sirius would have had to account for them already
to convince Dumbledore he was innocent. 

Pippin