On the perfection of moral virtues--Snape, the shack, and unilateral authority

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 169061

> Leslie:
<BIG BIG SNIP>
> Because, of course, Snape does not act until his suspicions have 
been 
> completely confirmed.  He does not take a "shoot first, ask 
questions 
> later" approach, though he certainly could have. He could have 
easily 
> killed Black the very second he realized that Black was there, and 
> been called a hero for it.  But he doesn't.  He waits and 
assimilates 
> information.  
><SNIP> 


Alla:

I think this is related to the question I asked in another thread. 
Could you give some canon that Snape would be a hero for killing 
Sirius? Not for capturing, but for killing. Is there any indication 
in the books that people were allowed to use lethal force against 
Sirius Black and not just being not sent to Azkaban, but rewarded 
for it.