The Huge overreactions from a five minute time span.

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> Betsy Hp:
> I totally agree.  There's nothing in canon to suggest Snape was
ever
> a fluffy bunny.  JKR has done a very good job, IMO, in showing
that
> Snape was actually a human being.  I don't think she ever
described
> him as fluffy either.  So yes, Joe and Alla, very good point.
Snape
> is not, and probably never was, a fluffy bunny. Or a teddybear.
> (I'm assuming this is an animagus theory?)

Alla:

I will rephrase it in order to help you not to confuse my
speculation with animagus theories. I am speculating that Severus
Snape was not completely innocent "human being" in his interactions
with Marauders.


> > >>Alla previously:
> > THAT is one of the most puzzling things - e.g. Dumbledore
letting
> > Marauders get away with anything, because I REALLY don't
remember
> > anything in canon which can testify to that - Dumbledore letting
> > Marauders getting away with anything.
> > <snip>
>
> Betsy Hp:
> Well, this scene certainly goes a long way towards painting the
> Marauders as rather nasty people.  I think Dumbledore gets blamed
as
> the stand in parent, just as whenever children do something
> horrifying the public asks, "Where were their parents?"

Alla:

My point was that there is no canon which portrays Dumbledore as
letting Marauders getting away with anything, not whether Marauders
were nasty people or not ( although I suspect that we have
difference of opinion on this point too)

And  Hogwarts students do a great deal of things which teachers are
not aware of, does it mean that they should be blamed for letting
students getting away with something?

But in any event, I can refer you to quite a few posts where
Dumbledore is blamed not for not being on the spot,when kids do
nasty things, as you seem to imply ( apologies if I misunderstood
you) for not punishing Marauders enough, for "failing the Snape
somehow" and I am trying to find the canon for that and failing,
because as I said I really am missing the canon which says that
Sirius was not PUNISHED after the Prank.
Besides Dumbledore supposedly not punishing Sirius enough after the 
Prank, is there ANY other canon supported reason to argue that he 
let Marauders get away with things? And as I said, I suspect we will 
learn that the punishment Sirius got after the prank was 
proportionate to the offense he did. Just speculating here of course.


> Betsy Hp:
> Does she?  Then maybe you can explain why Lupin was so willing to
> stand aside and let Harry die?  Nothing particularly wise in
Lupin's
> behavior there.

Alla:

I  know. Maybe Lupin was NOT willing to let Harry die, maybe he was
thinking that Sirius will not hurt him. Hm, yes, I think  I will
stick by this speculation for now.


Betsy Hp:
> There's a reason JKR chose this particular scene as *THE ONLY*
scene
> we've seen of the Marauders in school.  I don't think she wrote it
> for us to ignore.

Alla:

Ignore? No, of course not, but maybe twist it around a bit again?
Yeah, I think it is  possible.


Betsy Hp:
  Though, this being JKR, it's probably wise to not
> jump to too many conclusions. <g>

Alla:

Yes, this is the only sentence in your post I agree with
completely. :)


Alla,

thinks that "my memory is as good as ever" can mean a great deal of 
things.