Snape & Sirius

[lipglossusa]

No: HPFGUIDX 31477


golden faile <golden_faile at y...> wrote:


> > Do you think Fudge would believe him after the
> > spectacle he made of himself when Sirius escaped? It
> > was at this time that fudge began to think that
> > Severus was unhinged. Also, I think Dumbledore might
> > have a lot to do with that. Perhaps he's discussed
> > things with Severus since then and convinced him to
> > simply let it go. NOT something Snape would agree to
> > on his own but he has great respect for Dumbledore, so
> > who knows? It's plausible.
> > 
> > Laila


I have to say I disagree, not because I don't think Dumbledore has 
convinced Snape not to tell anyone, but because it doesn't fit in 
with the chronology of events at the end of PoA.  Snape tells Fudge 
his version of events in the Shrieking Shack before Harry even wakes 
up in the infirmary-- Sirius has not escaped yet, Snape is still 
acting sane, and Fudge still thinks Snape is a hero and is talking 
about awarding him medals.  Harry hears the tail end of their 
conversation and tries to tell Fudge that Sirius is innocent.  Then 
Dumbledore comes in, and he says that he's been talking to Sirius 
this whole time, and that Sirius is indeed telling the same story 
that Harry is.  I assume that during this conversation Sirius told D 
that he's an animagus.  Dumbledore immediately goes to meet up with 
everyone else in the hospital wing, but there is simply no time in 
bewtween for him to have contacted Snape in time to say, "Don't tell 
Fudge that Sirius is an Animagus!"
I think that Dumbledore definitely could have told Snape to keep his 
mouth shut AFTER Sirius escapes again (which explains why the MoM 
still doesn't know in GoF,) but not BEFORE.  There must be another 
reason why Snape didn't tell Fudge....

Marina