Betraying his friends, resulting in their deaths. Killing twelve people in an attempt to escape arrest. [ A beat. Oh yeah, the other Marauder. ] And a thirteenth, another of his friends, though along with the may have been framed business, supposedly that one's still alive, somewhere. It was shocking, to be sure, but his history of violence and selfish behavior means no one's cried out to question it. And it's been years.
[ Years that Black's spent in Azkaban. Which is either exactly where he belongs or is too good for him - a very large part of Severus wishes he'd been executed. It is an abysmally cruel thought, but whether or not he's a traitor, Black does nothing but harm and is better off away from everyone.
Meanwhile if Nathan is wondering 'Did they really all start participating in a war when THEY WERE TEENAGERS', yep. ]
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[ Years that Black's spent in Azkaban. Which is either exactly where he belongs or is too good for him - a very large part of Severus wishes he'd been executed. It is an abysmally cruel thought, but whether or not he's a traitor, Black does nothing but harm and is better off away from everyone.
Meanwhile if Nathan is wondering 'Did they really all start participating in a war when THEY WERE TEENAGERS', yep. ]