young Remus's conscience / Snape / Booze / Maugrim / Not saying the name

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--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)"
<catlady at w...> 
wrote:
> Pippin wrote in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the_
> old_crowd/message/2897 :
> 
> << If his conscience didn't make him stop James,Sirius and Peter
from
> involving themselves in dangerous and illegal magic, and leading a
> werewolf into a village, if he even helped them plan to do these
> things, why would he draw the line at helping them find ways to
> torment Snape? >>
> 
> "We're not hurting anyone. We're just breaking curfew, doing
> unauthorized magic, and roaming the Forbidden Forest, like we always
> do. This is a victimless crime and those are all arbitrary rules."
> Besides, there usually would be witnesses to see him handing James
or Sirius back their wands.

Pippin:
"There were near misses -- many of them."  

Snape was never injured that we saw, only bullied and laughed at
-- like the villagers, cowering in terror as they heard the howls of a
werewolf in their streets? Wondering if their children were safe?
Lupin has a perilous lack of concern for those he doesn't like, IMO.

I don't get the comment about handing back the wands?

> Pippin wrote in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the_
> old_crowd/message/2988 :
> 
> << we found out why Dumbledore believed Snape had left the dark 
> side >>
Rita: 
> No, we didn't. DD may have been about to *tell* Harry and us, but
> Harry interrupted him as soon as he mentioned Snape's remorse.

Pippin:
Oops! Sloppy phrasing. I meant, we found out what Dumbledore believes
to be the reason Snape  left the dark side. What we didn't find
out was the reason Dumbledore believes Snape was sincere.

Pippin