[HPforGrownups] Regulus and Sirius WAS :Re: Slytherin's Horcrux (was:Hogwarts Houses Unite!)

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Sarah:

Hooray, Snape vs. Sirius deathmatch!

I concede Snape is smart, and bring up a point I don't think anyone
mentioned in this thread:  the logic riddle in book one.  Hermione
(amusingly in my opinion) says most wizards' logic circuits are broken
by magical silliness and couldn't have done it.

However, if we're talking Slughorn's point of view (which we started
out as, but I don't know if we are anymore) I don't know if Slughorn
really thinks that Snape is all that.  At his Christmas party he all
but comes out and says that Harry's better at potions than Snape.
Hee!

Carol is unimpressed by Sirius learning the animagus transformation by
fifth year.  OK, I'll let that one go.  But a couple of points in his
favor:  he has (co-)invented something while at school too, the
Marauder's Map.  He was also the first to break prison.

I think it's fair to throw out Lupin's testimony about Sirius, since
he's a known suckup to Sirius and James.  I agree with Alla on giving
more weight to McGonagall, since because of the timing she's unlikely
to embellish in Sirius' favor.  Dumbledore does think that the
animagus transformation was impressive, and that Sirius was clever, so
if he's the star character witness in this trial I don't think we can
disregard what he has to say.


Sarah