 Re: james saving snape
What we know is that:
-Sirius told Snape how to get to the Shrieking Shack.
-Snape, of course, tried it, and was pulled back by James before he could be killed by Remus, but not before seeing enough to realize Remus was a werewolf.
-Snape owes James a life debt as a result.
-Sirius was only (comparitively) lightly punished for seriously endangering the lives of his fellow classmates. (And that this is one of the reasons Snape hates Sirius.)
-Snape is sworn to secrecy on the subject of Remus' lycanthropy.
We don't know:
-Why Sirius was stupid enough to essentially attempt to murder Snape and seriously harm Remus (if only emotionally. No one wants to be used as a tool to kill.)
-Exactly what happened in the tunnel on the night of the full moon.
-What their punishments were.
-How the incident effected the relationships between Snape and the other Maruaders/Lily. (Did Snape hate James because he thought James knew about the "prank"? Remus? Lily?)
-The nature of the life-debt.
-How it effects Snape as a person.  |