Written
[As of approximately an hour ago, everything public from Snape’s journal has been completely redacted. Some entries have been removed entirely.]
[Warden Filter]
We have a problem. All of us.
Much as I am loathe to admit this, Sirius Black should not be here. I know who he is and I know his history. Black died on June 18, 1996, at thirty-seven years of age. The man who made that video recording this afternoon is too young. Far too young. Given his appearance, he has been brought here from Azkaban - I would suggest he is in his early twenties.
Furthermore, in spite of his incarceration in our world, he has no reason to be an inmate. He was falsely accused of the crime for which he was imprisoned, and has not successfully committed any other. I’m certain others who know our common history can attest to the same.
I am not defending him, and would just as soon see him rot as lift a finger in his defense, but this presents a problem for all of us: if he is technically an innocent man, how many other inmates might be innocent, as well? One of the strongest tools we have for maintaining order is the steadfast belief that the inmates all deserve to be here. Even those inmates who might well be violent otherwise are subdued because they accept they have committed some act of wrongdoing. If they catch wind of this, how many will claim falsely that they are innocent? How many will see no reason to remain subdued?
Do you see how quickly this could spiral out of control?
On a more personal note:
If you have any intention of interacting with him, I ask you not to speak to him about me or, if you are aware of what occurred, the events following his release from Azkaban. We are not contemporaries. He’s from my past, and as such is in a position to change the course of events. Until the situation has been sorted - and hopefully rectified - say nothing, and do not give him the books.
[Private to Martha]
Stay away from him. Have Svetlana or Bailey examine him.
[Private to Mozenrath]
There is an inmate aboard named Sirius Black. You've been reading those books. You know who he is.
He may present a danger to you. He's dangerous to everyone, regardless of who he sets his sights on. Stay away from him.
[Private to the Admiral]
Why? Eight more months, nine, a year - you couldn’t wait to bring him until I’d gone? Why now?
And why did you bring him before his time? What has he done? He is an innocent man. Being an arrogant swine has never been cause for incarceration.
If you can bring innocent men aboard this ship long before their deaths, how do I know I was guilty of anything at all? How do I know I’m dead? There’s no word of me in those books beyond the Battle of Hogwarts and a passing, ambiguous mention in that ridiculous epilogue.
I accepted my fate without question, never once doubted the point of this place, and now you bring him. What next? Will Potter become an inmate, as well? Albus? L-
...
Don’t you dare bring her here now.
[Warden Filter]
We have a problem. All of us.
Much as I am loathe to admit this, Sirius Black should not be here. I know who he is and I know his history. Black died on June 18, 1996, at thirty-seven years of age. The man who made that video recording this afternoon is too young. Far too young. Given his appearance, he has been brought here from Azkaban - I would suggest he is in his early twenties.
Furthermore, in spite of his incarceration in our world, he has no reason to be an inmate. He was falsely accused of the crime for which he was imprisoned, and has not successfully committed any other. I’m certain others who know our common history can attest to the same.
I am not defending him, and would just as soon see him rot as lift a finger in his defense, but this presents a problem for all of us: if he is technically an innocent man, how many other inmates might be innocent, as well? One of the strongest tools we have for maintaining order is the steadfast belief that the inmates all deserve to be here. Even those inmates who might well be violent otherwise are subdued because they accept they have committed some act of wrongdoing. If they catch wind of this, how many will claim falsely that they are innocent? How many will see no reason to remain subdued?
Do you see how quickly this could spiral out of control?
On a more personal note:
If you have any intention of interacting with him, I ask you not to speak to him about me or, if you are aware of what occurred, the events following his release from Azkaban. We are not contemporaries. He’s from my past, and as such is in a position to change the course of events. Until the situation has been sorted - and hopefully rectified - say nothing, and do not give him the books.
[Private to Martha]
Stay away from him. Have Svetlana or Bailey examine him.
[Private to Mozenrath]
There is an inmate aboard named Sirius Black. You've been reading those books. You know who he is.
He may present a danger to you. He's dangerous to everyone, regardless of who he sets his sights on. Stay away from him.
[Private to the Admiral]
Why? Eight more months, nine, a year - you couldn’t wait to bring him until I’d gone? Why now?
And why did you bring him before his time? What has he done? He is an innocent man. Being an arrogant swine has never been cause for incarceration.
If you can bring innocent men aboard this ship long before their deaths, how do I know I was guilty of anything at all? How do I know I’m dead? There’s no word of me in those books beyond the Battle of Hogwarts and a passing, ambiguous mention in that ridiculous epilogue.
I accepted my fate without question, never once doubted the point of this place, and now you bring him. What next? Will Potter become an inmate, as well? Albus? L-
...
Don’t you dare bring her here now.