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

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 170766

 
> > lizzyben:
> > Does he bind & gag Sirius? Personally, I don't think he did. Sure, 
> > he tells Fudge he did, because he knows that he should have. But 
> > when Harry & Hermione observe him, all they see is Snape lifting 
> > their bodies onto stretchers, and taking them to the castle. 
> <SNIP>
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> I do not know what to say. Literally. I guess when Snape shows 
> himself in worse light, it is not to be believed? When he says he 
> gagged unconscious Sirius, it really did not happen?
> 

colebiancardi:

I mentioned this a couple of days ago - I think that Snape embellished
this bit.  After all, he was explaining the whole adventure to Fudge
and he already told the whopper of the kids being under Sirius's
Confundus Charm.  As I stated before, I think that Snape is making
himself look better for Fudge - afterall, it isn't everyday one gets
an Order of Merlin, First Class!!
  
 
> 
> > houyhnhnm:
> <SNIP>
> > As for binding and gagging Sirius, it serves no 
> > practical purpose and there may be an element of  
> > personal hatred at play, but try to look at it from 
> > Snape's point of view.  <SNIP>  He wants 
> > to make certain that nothing else goes wrong.
> >
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Yes, I **am** looking at it from Snape POV and really, binding Sirius 
> I understand, if Snape genuinely believes that he delivers a 
> murderer. I do.
> 
> Gagging though is a different story. What **can** go wrong if Sirius 
> will be talking, binded? 
> 
> No, looks to me that Snape really does not **want** Sirius to talk.

colebiancardi:

ahhh, but Sirius ungagged can do more than "talk".  Sirius can do
spells if not gagged.  And could escape.  So, gagging Sirius prevents
him from doing any type of magical spells to, lets say, unbind him or
knock Severus out.  But true be told, I think that a) Sirius was out
cold during this time back to the castle and b) Snape told a lie to Fudge.

 
colebiancardi
(who also thinks of Snape when she watches House.  And if we had some
insight to Snape's personal life, like we do with House, we would see
another side to him.  Instead, we have to grasp at passages like
Snape, who thinks he is not being watched, carefully putting HRH and
Sirius on stretchers to be transported back to the castle)