But DID James listen? (was LID!Snape rides again )

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Tonks:

> You know reading your post made me start to wonder if there was some 
> reason for Snape to distrust Sirius other than the murders that he 
> was framed for.  I can't remember why Sirius was near the Potter's 
> house that night.  Was there a reason?  Do you think that maybe 
> Snape could have some valid reason to distrust Sirius other than the 
> so called "prank" when they were in school?  Was there some reason 
> why DD who always seems to know things about people, thought the 
> worst of Sirius all those years that Sirius was in prison?  

houyhnhnm:

Sirius was the (metaphorically speaking) fair haired son, the
fortunate one, born to wealth, good looks, and charm.  The
hypocritical school boy who beguiled the adults around him, yet broke
all the rules, betrayed Dumbledore's trust and endangered his fellow
students and the townsfolk of Hogsmeade by running wild with a werewolf.  

He is the audience for whose approbation Snape is tormented by James.
 Worst of all he is the one who almost got Snape killed.

Snape has plenty of valid reasons to hate and distrust Sirius.  Sirius
is not a character who exactly excites my admiration either.  It is
not surprising that Snape is blind to the possibility that Sirius
might have a genuine affection for and loyalty to his friends,
whatever his other character flaws.

But ....  :-)

I have a sneaking suspicion, not canon based--just call it a
hunch--that Sirius will turn out to have been more culpable for the
Potters' death than what we have been led to believe so far.  Maybe
not through outright betrayal.  Maybe just as the result of his
impulsive, self-centered, and heedless nature.