CHAPDISC: DH33, The Prince's Tale

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 184879

> Magpie:
> <SNIP>
> That's the distinction I would make as well after DH. Snape comes
out
> looking all the more unreasonable being angry about it all those
> years later.
>

Leah: Well, I dont' make that particular distinction. However, Snape
is angry not just because he thinks Sirius got away with murder, but
because of what he (and the rest of the cast) think Sirius did
afterwards. He has clearly told Dumbledore that he believes Sirius
tried to murder him at 16, ("my memory is as good as ever, Severus")
but at that time Dumbledore chose not to believe him, or not to
punish Sirius, or whatever happened. <SNIP>

Alla:

And my point is (which I guess in essense same as Magpie's) is that 
Snape needs to be angry with himself first and foremost. I also think 
that whatever Sirius had in mind (even if it was attempted murder, 
which I do not believe it was in action but as I said upthread I 
certainly cannot disprove whether or not he had murderous intent), 
really does not translate into something that Snape can in good faith 
call attempted murder.

I used to believe for the longest time that when Snape makes this 
remark to Dumbledore he believes in good faith (regardless of Sirius 
real intent) that Sirius wanted to kill him and believe it or not, I 
also used to feel bad for him in that instance. Honest to goodness I 
did, Snape hater I am. I usually cut tremendous slack to the 
characters who were being wronged for real and I am sympathetic to 
their grudges. Erlein from Tigana is a great example. So even with 
Snape, in that instance I was feeling bad for him in a way. Not for 
what really happened, because I was reserving my judgment on that, 
but that he thought he was being set up to be killed. I do not 
believe it anymore. I think Snape was lying to Dumbledore, knowing 
that attempted murder did not happen on that night, but instead Snape 
went out looking to be murdered or at the very least disregarding the 
danger.

JMO,
Alla