Headmaster for a day (was Prank WAS :Re: CHAPDISC: DH33, The Princ

[pippin_999]

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> Potioncat:
> > His situation wasn't as bad as Sirius's, but it was similar. He
was  alone, even among others. If the Potters had lived, both Sirius
and  Severus would have had the chance to actually grow up. Had Lily
lived,  Severus would have gotten over her.
> 
> Montavilla47:
> I like to think so.  Because, frankly, he could have done
> *much* better. 
> 
> :)

Pippin:
It's hardly fair to compare Snape as he might have been to the Lily of
SWM. Snape at sixteen was no prize either. They were both behaving the
way Dumbledore says people often behave, IMO, each thinking that what
they have to say is most important and disregarding everything the
other person is trying to tell them.

Alla:
 No it does not overlook that. It seemed to me that Potioncat was 
comparing Snape's situation and Sirius' situation and I said that I 
can see distant similarities in their mindsets. However, I stand by 
my assertion that Snape's situation was not just *not as bad* as 
Sirius, but much better and easier on Snape.

Pippin:
Objectively, of course there's no comparison between the comforts of
Hogwarts and Azkaban. But if Snape can't or won't avail himself of
those comforts, he's no better off than Sisyphus in his pool.

Snape had nothing to live for until he agreed to protect Harry. Sirius
did not want to die, but did not have the will to escape Azkaban until
he realized that Harry's life depended on it. The physical
descriptions of the two men, both gaunt, with sickly complexions and
deadened eyes, hint at the similarities in their situations. 

Sirius's deterioration at GP hints that even if Snape had lived to be
reconciled with those who thought he had betrayed them,  he wouldn't
really have recovered. 

Pippin