Headmaster for a day (was Prank WAS :Re: CHAPDISC: DH33, The Prince's Tale

[montavilla47]

No: HPFGUIDX 184931

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> 
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Montavilla47:

Hehe!  I benefited from having tried to imagine the scene in 
Dumbledore's office for a story (that later added up to be
a chapter in a longer work).  I remember spending a lot of
time trying to figure out how the whole Animagi-werewolf
thing worked, too.

For example, I tried (and rejected) the idea that Snape followed
the three Marauders down the tunnel and overhears a few 
snippets of conversation where they are planning their night's
adventure before Sirius casually mentions his "joke" on Snape.

I ended up with something else, but I did imagine that there
*was* a further restraint on Lupin, which was a door leading
into the shack from the tunnel--with a padlock on it.  And
yes, Snape was dumb enough to go through the door.  

I also imagined, just for the sake of logistics, that the Animagi
usually released Lupin on the *Hogsmeade* side of the shack.
Just couldn't see Prongs going through that tunnel without
getting his antlers tangled in roots and such.  

> Potioncat:
> This exercise is when I realized DD must not have learned that the 
> boys went into the tunnel. But you know he really should have created 
> another security measure for the tunnel's entrance. He knew the code 
> was broken.

Montavilla47:
I can't help wondering why Dumbledore would think the willow
branches would be enough in the first place.  Lupin spent his nights
biting and mauling himself.  Would he really have been deterred from
leaving the tunnel because of a few waving branches?  

> Alla:
> > 
> > What do I feel about the boys? I feel that they are all idiots and 
> > deserve a good smack and many many detentions to serve **together**.
> > 
> > Do I believe them? Oy wey, I know about them being enemies, but 
> > whether I believe them depends on how much they are actually 
> spelling 
> „« out for me.
> 
> 
> Potioncat:
> So here is where I am a bit confused. Are we all saying that we think 
> Sirius and Severus were at fault? Because it seems at times there are 
> efforts to relieve blame for one or the other.

Montavilla47:
I think we're all much closer than it seems.  

I don't think anyone is denying that Snape was stupid.  The difference
seems to be one of degrees.  Was he just "stupid" or "suicidally stupid"?
And, if he was suicidally stupid, does that mean he bears most of the 
blame for what happened?

On the other hand, was Sirius "stupid" or "murderously stupid"?  And,
even if he was hoping that Snape would go into the tunnel, does that
mean he bears most of the blame for what happened?

I think the real question we're wrangling over is this one:  Was
Sirius right when he said Snape "deserved it"?