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

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 170780

Lanval:
> As I said before, to me it's about being practical. Do tell me 
what  other options Snape had that would *not* have made him look 
like a  complete ass when walking into the castle?

Drag them by their hair? Bring them in one by one?

Ceridwen:
LOL!  I've seen a lot of Snapes over time, but I don't think I'm 
ready for either Caveman!Snape or WalkerTexas!Snape.

Lanval:
It seems to me that floating someone requires some concentration, and 
that it would be hard to keep the required spell active on more than 
one person.

Ceridwen:
I hate to open this can of worms again, but with all the ideas on the 
list for why Snape might gag Sirius, this one took my 
fancy.  "Floating someone requires some concentration"... so, gag the 
guy who is most likely to break that concentration, especially when 
you're floating four people, one with a broken leg.  We know from 
canon that Sirius is... talkative... with Snape, to put it mildly.  I 
think you might have hit on at least one good reason why Snape used a 
gag.

Ceridwen.