Sirius's Intentions during the Prank (WAS: Excusing Snape of any responsibility)

[Dana]

No: HPFGUIDX 168198

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Dana" <ida3 at ...> wrote:
>
> zgirnius:
> > I am honestly puzzled by this position.
> > How would giving Snape the means to satisfy his nosiness about 
> > Lupin help the situation? Presumably if Sirius thought Snape was 
> > that nosy, he would expect Snape to act on the suggestion.
<snip>
> > The only way I can see it at all being explainable in terms that 
> > do not make Sirius guilty of planning a murder is if he acted in 
> > anger, on the spur of the moment, without thinking through the 
> > consequences to any of the affected parties.
<snip>
 
Dana before:
> I think Sirius did act in the sper of the moment and that he had it 
> with Snape always trying to find out what they are up to.. hoping 
> he could get them expelled. And he absolutely did not think 
> rational about the consequences (and the moral responsibility he 
> had to Remus) but I do think he gave Snape the information because 
> he expected Snape to be cured about him wanting to try to get his 
> friends in to trouble. 

Dana again:

I want to add one thing just because Sirius wanted Snape to follow 
his suggestion thus not make him responsible for Snape actually doing 
precisly that. It was still Snape own choice to do so. 

JMHO

Dana