Secrets (Long) OLD POST REPOST

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 186473

> > > 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!"
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> Alla:
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> 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.
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> 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.

Zara:
There is a death there.

I don't see how this is any odder/more hypocritical/less believable, than Harry deciding arbitrarily that Snape, who in fact checked on Sirius's safety and sent the Order to rescue Harry, is to be hated for causing Sirius's death after OotP.