Werewolf cures - Crookshanks - Snape in PS/SS

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 14317

Florence wrote:

> The charm had just been developed, the developer told Lockhart all 
> about it hoping for wider publicity and use for the new charm, but 
> Lockhart (selfish git) wiped his memory and the secret behind the 
> charm was lost.

Welcome to you, too, Florence!  This is a much better theory than 
either of mine.  It really makes Lockhart out to be a lowlife scum 
instead of just an idiot and a cad.  Imagine someone discovering a 
cure for a horrible disease and destroying the evidence just so he 
could make a buck.  Such a person should be locked in a room full of 
werewolves at the full moon.

Florence also wrote:

>In GoF when Lupin describes watching the marauders map and seeing 
> Peter Pettigrew, the description of what he sees kind of implies 
that 
> Crookshanks does not show up on the map, whereas Peter and 
Sirius(the 
> animagi) do.  Seems from this that animagi would show up, but beasts 
> wouldn't.
>
> Interestingly, when Harry is first given the map he does see Mrs 
> Norris on it.  Does this imply something about Mrs Norris, or is it 
a 
> inconsistancy, or did Lupin see Crookshanks on the map, but not 
>  mention it knowing he was just a pet.

There was a lot of speculation about Crookshanks's true nature a month 
or two ago, but I don't recall this point being made.

It could just be that Mrs. Norris is on there because the Marauders 
knew her and particularly wanted the map to show where she was (this 
would make her a very old cat, but hey, she's magical).  OR that she 
is on there by dint of her psychic connection to Filch.

But it might tell us that Crookshanks is an ordinary cat and therefore 
doesn't show up.  I agree with Indigo, though; he doesn't seem quite 
ordinary.  I also figure that all the animals sold in Diagon Alley 
have *something* magical about them, if only a heightened intuition.

Joywitch wrote:

> It is also possible that Snape figured that Quirrell was in Voldies 
> employ, but pretended that he thought Quirrell was after the stone 
> for himself, so as not to blow his (Snapes) cover as a double agent.

Thanks; this helped alleviate my continuing confusion about what Q 
thinks S is up to.  This must be what Snape is doing--while pretending 
that he, Snape, is also after it for himself.  Or, more likely, for 
Voldemort--otherwise what's "where your loyalties lie" line (ch 13) 
supposed to convey to Q?  It seems to mean, "Hey, Q, are you on 
Dumbledore's side or OURS?"  ("Dumbledore's side or MINE" doesn't seem 
very logical.)  

And if Snape were really on the Dark Side, Quirrell could get him to 
leave him be by saying, "Severus, lay off, I'm doing this for Our 
Master."  But he can't do that, because he's not *sure* SS is on V's 
side, so he mustn't blow his own (Q's) cover.

Amy Z

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