Secrets (Long) OLD POST REPOST

[dumbledore11214]

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> jkoney
> I am saying that Snape along with everyone else didn't investigate the matter and thought (not knew) that Sirius was guilty.
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> If Snape is as distraught as he is shown, I would think he would like to know for sure. He has contacts among the DE's, he could bring it up either directly or in a roundabout way to see who knew what.
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> The difference is in the degree of certainty. I may believe in UFO's based on the evidence that other people present. But if I'm driving down a country road and there's one in the middle of the road and they take me inside the ship, I would know that they exist not just believe they do.

Alla:

Ah, thanks for clarifying. To me it depends on what reason you would think Snape should do more investigation. Now, if he wants to feed Sirius to dementors, then oh YES, you do not have to convince me, he is better be damn sure, if he wants to feed the man to this creatures, that he is really really guilty.

But if we are talking about Snape wanting to know more when Sirius is still in Azkaban, then again I see no reason for him to do so.

As far as he knows traitor is in Azkaban and likely never to leave it. I do not see why he should be concerned with investigating if that makes sense. I do not see why he should be concerned any more than anybody else is.

Dumbledore? Yes, as far as I am concerned, Sirius was the part of the group of the selected few soldiers/volunteers, whatever you call them, which he presumably handpicked. And he does nothing to even double check?

And he gives "evidence" on that hearing that Sirius was a secret keeper? Right, strong evidence they were, which evaporated after one conversation with Sirius (and I am guessing Legilimence use) in PoA.

All that he had to do is to go to the house himself instead of sending Hagrid and talk to Sirius as far as I am concerned. Yes, we would have had no story, however within the story I will always find his behavior to be pretty despicable.

I would think Remus would want to do more investigating as well. After all Sirius was his friend.

But Snape? Why? They are not friends, they have plenty of bad blood between them, unless Snape's grudge  is something Snape wants to **act** upon as he did in PoA, I do not see why he should have ever wanted to do more investigation.

JMO,

Alla