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

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 184933

> 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"?
>

jkoney
I definitely agree with your summary of the discussion.

"Deserved it"
It depends on the point of view taken. Most people wouldn't think that 
Snape "deserved it" for trying to get the boys in trouble.

Sirius on the other would believe it. If we think about the character, 
he isn't the golden boy poster of a Gryffendor. He may be brave and 
courageous but he was raised in a slytherin household. Some of those 
views would have stuck with him. 

Getting back at someone doing something to you, wouldn't be met with an 
even return. Sirius would want to up the ante. 

So in his mind Snape deserved it because he was trying to get them in 
trouble.