Secrets (Long) OLD POST REPOST

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 186469

> > Montavilla47:
> > Well, there was a death involved with Snape, too--at least
> > until Snape understood that Sirius hadn't betrayed Lily.  
> 
> Zara:
> I so agree! It's not so much that there was no grudge, as that there were very serious reasons to feel one. What makes it stand out from any other grudge in the series is neither its intensity or cause, I feel, but the fact that it alone is painted as being over a trivial matter of schoolday rivalry.

Alla:

Absolutely, even if we forget about school rivalry (which I do not agree, but for the purpose of this argument am willing to temporarily forget), I agree that mistaken as Snape was he had a very serious reason to have a grudge against Sirius who supposedly betrayed Lily.

What serious reason of such magnanimity existed to have a grudge against James? Besides school rivalry of course.

Zara:
> > PoA (speaker is Snape):
> > "Like father, like son, Potter! I have just saved your neck; you should be thanking me on bended knee! You would have been well served if he'd killed you! You'd have died like your father, too arrogant to believe you might be mistaken in Black -- now get out of the way, or I will make you. GET OUT OF THE WAY, POTTER!"
>


Alla:

Yes, lovely quote, isn't it? But how about Snape saying - you would have died as your father because I told Voldemort about prophecy? I mean, I know that plot cannot be revealed yet, but he is talking about consequence, not the reason here.

Thus I do not believe that this could be considered as a serious reason, but a very hypocritical one IMO. James refused an offer which was made in the first place because Snape placed them in danger in the first place.

Schoolboy rivalry to me sounds more plausible IMO.