New thought, old topic

[magpie1112 at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24824

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
<snip>
--if Snape
> knows who the authors of the map are, then his questions to Lupin 
seem
> very odd and veiled and not in character. If he doesn't, how does he
> know enough to be worried that Harry got the map directly from the
> manufacturers? I could never resolve this.
> 
> But I had a new thought. Snape pretty clearly does not know *who* 
Moony,
> Padfoot, Wormtail, and Prongs were. 
<snip>
> So I'm throwing out to the group my theory that Snape had had prior
> experience, probably bad, with jokes or other stuff from "Moony,
> Padfoot, Wormtail, & Prongs," recognized those names, and considered
> them a danger and possibly affiliated with dark magic. BUT, Snape 
did
> not know *who* Moony, Padfoot, Wormtail, or Prongs actually *were,*
> which explains the way he discusses the map and the manufacturers 
with
> Lupin the way he does. Nothing in Snape's manner indicates he had 
any
> idea that Lupin was one of those mapmakers; he consulted him 
because he
> was the DADA teacher and a pro in the field.
> 
> So, have I explained the oddness? It seems right to me.
> 
> --Amanda, excited about maybe explaining something!

Amanda - I think you've got something!  Plus, if Snape DID know who 
MPW&P were, I'd think that he would have said something years 
before.  Expecially since Sirius was public enemy #1 - if Snape had 
any idea (1) that a "dangerous killer" had the inside & out of 
Hogwarts mapped out and that (2) a "dangerous killer" may be an 
animagus, Snape would have told the Wizarding world long ago.  If for 
no other reason than to get back at his old nemesis.  Or am I missing 
something?