Snape's involvement in the murder of Sirius

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No: HPFGUIDX 169156

> And this reason maybe something we don't know yet, something why 
> Bella and Narcissa or anybody else wanted Sirius dead.
> 
> But even if DE did not have any such reason, which is surely 
> possible.
> 
> What matters to me is that *Snape* is likely to have such reason in 
> my view.
> 
> Nothing new is needed for that. Just Snape animosity and desire for 
> revenge. Do I think Snape's animosity is arising to the level of 
> wanting Sirius dead? Yes, I do think it is a possibility.
> 
> JMO,
> 
> Alla
>

Many people could have had reason for wanting to see Black gone.  
Peter Pettigrew sought out Voldemort presumably for protection from 
Black's vengeance.  Pettigrew probably relayed the information about 
Black's Animagus form to Voldemort, leaving Snape with nothing to do 
but confirm the information.  Pettigrew had reason to want Black dead.

A traitor in the midst of the Order could have wanted Black dead, for 
any number of reasons: his influence on Harry, for one, or his 
knowledge of the traitor which could eventually expose the deception.

Kreature, though bound to serve Black, probably wanted him dead.  For 
that matter, Molly Weasley was in conflict with Black.  I doubt she 
wanted to see him dead, though, but in the wild world of speculation 

 why not?  Even Dumbledore seemed less than enamored of Black, and 
was able to criticize Black even after Black was dead.

So, why lay the blame on Snape for Black's death?  Because he took 
advantage of the death to strengthen his case with Bellatrix at 
Spinner's End?  Those were only convenient words.  Snape presumably 
did what he was supposed to do, and if Black was headstrong and 
reckless enough to disregard Snape's advice, then it's on Black's 
head that he died for it.

Snape may have had many opportunities to lure Black out in the open 
and assure his death.  Black was easily provoked, after all.  Snape 
seems to not have lured Black to his death, so it seems that even if 
Snape has some residual animosity towards Black, he did not 
deliberately contribute to his death.

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