New thought, old topic

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., magpie1112 at y... wrote:

> 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?

I think both magpie and Amanda are onto something - why on 
earth would Snape keep quiet about Sirius's involvement in the 
creation of the Maurauder's Map  *especially* once Sirius was 
known to have escaped from Azkaban, and particularly when he 
was known to be headed for Hogwarts?  It would indicate he 
knew a lot of hidden ways in and out of the castle, among other 
things.