Prank and various responsibilities WAS: Re: Marietta

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No: HPFGUIDX 169739

> wynnleaf
> Yes, we can be fairly sure that Snape *did* want to know more about
> what Lupin was doing.  But Sirius specifically said that Snape was
> doing this because he wanted to get them expelled. 
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Alla:

I am just responding to this, because to me it is a very good 
example of how JKR cleverly put blanks in the prank night.

Sure, Sirius says that, but there are ellipses "..." just everywhere 
in those two paragraphs where it matters IMO.


""Snape?" said Black harshly, taking his eyes off Scabbers; for the 
first

time in minutes and looking up at Lupin. "What's Snape got to do with

it?"

 

"He's here, Sirius," said Lupin heavily. "He's teaching here as 
well."

He looked up at Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

 

"Professor Snape was at school with us. He fought very hard against 
my

appointment to the Defense Against the Dark Arts job. He has been

telling Dumbledore A year that I am not to be trusted. He has his

reasons... you see, Sirius here played a trick on him which nearly

killed him, a trick which involved me --"

 

Black made a derisive noise.

 

"It served him right," he sneered. "Sneaking around, trying to find 
out

what we were up to... hoping he could get us expelled...."

- PoA, ch.18, am.ed., paperback.



Alla:

So, what do I see here? I see ellipses after he had his reasons. It 
means to me that it is possible that Snape hatred of Marauders goes 
deeper and for much more personal reasons.

Sure, it is possible that pensieve scene gives those reasons, but I 
think it is possible that we will learn more about it.

There are also ellipses  in the last sentences, so I think it is 
possible that Snape wanted to do something else besides to get 
Marauders expelled.

Oh, cannot wait till book 7 is here.