Okay, I admit it, I adore Sirius. I have from the beginning. Was he an arse at Hogwarts? Probably. I could easily see why he would detest Snape. Snape is latching onto the things that Sirius is rebelling against.
What we are told in canon about the Marauders mainly comes from Snape's POV. And remember, that scene was Snape's worst memory. Maybe I'm a gullible person but to condemn one man for some incidents (horrible as they were) in his teenage years is odd. I think I've lived with and have troubled teenagers in my family to have this understanding.
But also in his teenage years he embraced a werewolf, so much so that he and James and eventually Peter learned one of the most difficult spells to support their furry friend. He was kicked out of his own home for his beliefs. I believe Snape had the love of his mother, I don't think Sirius did. I have no doubts that Sirius would have sacrificed his life if he remained the Secret Keeper.
And what drew Sirius (Padfoot) out of Azkaban? Believing that his godson was in danger. Not only that but he once again sacrificed his life for the cause. He didn't need to stay in Grimmauld. He chose to stay there to help. He could have stayed on the run. And good God why condemn him for hating Kreacher. I'm sure Kreacher, being his mother's house-elf, caused him great harm in watching over everything he did and then embracing the pureblood beliefs of the Black family.
As someone said either in this post or the other, I admire JKR for killing off Sirius. For two years Harry had someone who was totally dedicated to him and his welfare.
Sirius was off, but who wouldn't be, but he never wavered in his belief against the Dark Arts and pureblood supremacy or his loyalty to his friends.
BTW: My honest guess is that the backstory for why Sirius wanted to feed Snape to Remus was over Regulus.
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What we are told in canon about the Marauders mainly comes from Snape's POV. And remember, that scene was Snape's worst memory. Maybe I'm a gullible person but to condemn one man for some incidents (horrible as they were) in his teenage years is odd. I think I've lived with and have troubled teenagers in my family to have this understanding.
But also in his teenage years he embraced a werewolf, so much so that he and James and eventually Peter learned one of the most difficult spells to support their furry friend. He was kicked out of his own home for his beliefs. I believe Snape had the love of his mother, I don't think Sirius did. I have no doubts that Sirius would have sacrificed his life if he remained the Secret Keeper.
And what drew Sirius (Padfoot) out of Azkaban? Believing that his godson was in danger. Not only that but he once again sacrificed his life for the cause. He didn't need to stay in Grimmauld. He chose to stay there to help. He could have stayed on the run. And good God why condemn him for hating Kreacher. I'm sure Kreacher, being his mother's house-elf, caused him great harm in watching over everything he did and then embracing the pureblood beliefs of the Black family.
As someone said either in this post or the other, I admire JKR for killing off Sirius. For two years Harry had someone who was totally dedicated to him and his welfare.
Sirius was off, but who wouldn't be, but he never wavered in his belief against the Dark Arts and pureblood supremacy or his loyalty to his friends.
BTW: My honest guess is that the backstory for why Sirius wanted to feed Snape to Remus was over Regulus.