Snape's the Rescuer - Really?/Justice to Snape

[montavilla47]

No: HPFGUIDX 170736

> Lanval:
> So he sets out toward the lake, floating Ron along (not exactly a 
> sign that he expected a werewolf attack at any time either -- if he 
> had, he could have strapped Ron down, hung the stretcher high enough 
> to be out of reach, and then checked things out), and finds the kids 
> and -- hooray! -- Black! alive, which in the case of Black is a bit 
> of a bummer, but things can still be arranged quite nicely. What an 
> entrance he will make! Three unconscious kids, and the murderer (and 
> Snape-torturer) Black. Whom he promptly binds, and *gags*. 
> 
> The gagging part I find particularly interesting. He really, really 
> wanted to shut Black up as long as he could, didn't he? If he 
> was so absolutely certain of Black's guilt, why bother silencing him?

Montavilla47:

Maybe he wanted to make sure that the Dementors couldn't kiss
Sirius before he was presented to the authorities. :)