Snape and the Marauders' Map

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 12151

Amanda wrote:

>And I *still* would like to know if Snape knew the Marauder's 
nicknames, i.e.,
>if he knew who was talking to him. If he did, it seems he'd be more 
specific in
>his questions to Lupin and less bamboozle-able in the way Lupin swept 
everyone out of his office. If
>he didn't, why would he ask Lupin that question about the 
manufacturers? Very
>odd scene.

I wondered about this for a long time--wrote a whole post asking about 
it--thought I figured it out while writing so didn't send 
post--wondered some more.

Here's what I've decided:

-Snape does know that Moony is Lupin's nickname.  Maybe he knows the 
others, maybe not.
   Evidence:  why else does he make that "direct from the 
manufacturers" comment?  He thinks Harry got the map from Lupin, or 
from his dad, or something.

-Snape doesn't come right out and accuse Lupin of making the map in 
front of Harry, instead using veiled language, because he doesn't want 
Harry to know the whole dynamic.  Professors might hate each other and 
show it, but they still don't have it out right in front of students.

-Lupin plays dumb ("looks like a Zonko product to me"), but Snape 
knows he made the map, and Lupin knows he knows, and Snape knows he 
knows he knows.

One other thing about the map:  It seems likely from the end of GoF 
(when Crouch Jr. talks about it) that Dumbledore doesn't know it 
exists.  Maybe Snape should've told him, hmmm?  Why do you suppose he 
didn't, either after the events of PA or after "The Egg and the Eye"? 
 
>Here's JKR, saying, here, stand on this little rug. Why am I holding 
the edge of the rug? Oh, never
>mind....

ROFL!  (or rather, falling with a painful crash to the floor 
laughing!)

Amy Z

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