Cedric, Snape and carma was re: Chapter Discussion: Prisoner of Azkaban

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> Pippin:
> Snape never complains about having been rescued. His beef was not that James had saved him but that James was being given credit for it as a hero. From Snape's point of view it would be as if Draco  had pulled Harry from the flames (rather than vice versa), and everyone praised Draco while overlooking the fact that  Draco and his friends had ambushed Harry and started the fire.

Potioncat:
Snape's claim that James was just saving his own skin may be right, and if not, I can at least see why he thinks so. Sirius sets up the joke; James rescues Severus. It was win-win for Marauders. Not only was Snape endangered and frightened, but James got to be a hero. The clincher is that the pranks and bullying didn't stop. You would think, if James was really interested in saving Severus he would also change the way he treated him. James  may only have been trying to save Remus, or only trying to protect his avenue for fun. But it really doesn't seem that he cared at all about Severus, or even thought about how the Marauders were treating other people.


At one time, most of us thought that The Prank happened after SWM, but now we know it was the other way around. What I find interesting about SWM now is how Sirius and Remus interact. Sirius had set up a prank that almost destroyed Remus, and Sirius is still something of a jerk to his "friend." (Remus wanted help  studying and Sirius bragged that he didn't need to study.) Years later all Sirius can say is that Snape deserved it---still no acknowledgement of what the prank could have cost Lupin.

So I'm not a Sirius fan---but I have to admit,this time, reading PoA--when Sirius offerd to have Harry live with him---well, I was as thrilled and happy as Harry at the thought.

But only briefly.

Potioncat