Chapter Discussion: Prisoner of Azkaban Ch 18: Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Pron

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
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> 3. As some of you may know as a Sirius' fan, but first and foremost
> as a reader, I absolutely refuse to place all the blame for the
> prank on Sirius. I happen to feel that just as Sirius had no
> business telling Snape about Remus' secret, Snape had no business
> whatsoever of going to the Shack and nobody actually forced him to
> go there. However as the very same reader, I am still racking my
> brain what the hell was Sirius thinking would have happened to
> Remus if he were to bite Snape, or if Snape would simply uncover
> his secret. So what was he thinking? Was he thinking anything?
>
> 4. When Lupin was telling his interpretation of the Prank, were you
> curious whether "
" after him saying that Snape was jealous of
> James' Quidditch talent meant that there was more to the story?
> 

These two questions got me thinking.  From the first book, Harry goes places he shouldn't and puts himself in tremendous danger without really knowing what he's facing.  He does this because he perceives danger that he thinks others don't know about or won't believe in or won't act upon if they do believe it.  In many books, he is frustrated when others, especially someone he respects like Dumbledore, brush him off, or characterize his motivation as fame-seeking or obsession with certain Slytherins.  His true motivation, beyond solving the mystery, varies from trying to prove certain Slytherins are involved to getting revenge on the person who killed his parents to protecting others.

It occurs to me, student Harry in sleuth and save mode is actually a lot like student Snape going into the Shrieking Shack.

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