Pondering a Snape thing
milz
absinthe at mad.scientist.com
Wed Oct 11 02:08:53 UTC 2000
No: HPFGUIDX 3198
--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> milz wrote:
>
> > I think Snape was very much aware who Wormtail, Padfoot, Moony and
> > Prongs are. Remember he told Lupin and Harry that he thought HArry
> > got the map straight from the manufacturers.
>
> But he was speaking to one of the manufacturers! This is what I
don't
> understand. That whole exchange is so strange if you assume he
knows
at the
> time that Lupin is Moony, from both Snape and Lupin.
>
> > I think Snape had connected that Wormtail= Pettigrew= Sirius
> > innocent. Perhaps not at the moment Sirius tranfigured, but maybe
> > later.
>
> And so he accepted Dumbledore's word, as someone suggested, and
later
> Dumbledore explained it to him? I can go with that; Snape is
nothing
if not
> loyal.
>
> > Afterall, a lot happened that night and it would take a while
> > to absorb all of it! I think he completely realized it by the
Leaving
> > Feast. Harry had a difficult time reading Snape's expression when
> > their eyes briefly met.
>
> Yeah, I thought that was really significant, and could portend all
sorts of
> things.
>
> > My guess is that Snape and Sirius have great trust in Dumbledore
and
> > that's the basis for working together. I still think they loathe
each
> > other, but they know of what Voldemort is capable and that
outweighs
> > their mutual dislike.
>
> We hope.
>
> --Amanda
I re-read that Chapter, "Snape's Grudge". It is a curious interchange
between Lupin and Snape. After re-reading it, I have the feeling now
that Snape suspected the identities of Moony, Prongs, Wormtail and
Padfoot. Snape seems to have been measuring Lupin's reaction/body
language to the map. Lupin did a fairly impressive job of being
completely ignorant of the map, so Snape couldn't definitely say
"A-HA!".
As I re-read parts of PoA, I noticed that Snape is very in-tune with
body language and picks up very quickly when someone is cornered. For
example, when Snape sees Harry and Neville in hall near the witch
statue, Harry is tense and trying to get rid of Neville. Snape picks
up on it and shoos them away.
:-) Milz
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