Nitpicky Snapethoughts - Snape's hysteria in PoA

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No: HPFGUIDX 15251

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
ght of this, but I considered that (a) he's been just *dying*
> all year to have something to damn Lupin with, so why would he hesitate
> to go in, since (b) he's wearing an Invisibility Cloak and can hear
> better *and* see inside?

	 Snape knows he is taking a chance by going through the door. As 
Harry notes, the invisibility cloak is no good if  someone  bumps into 
you and as we learn in GoF, it doesn't protect you from stunning spells 
either.  Snape does go  in (moving with uncanny silence, hmm) as soon 
as  he hears Sirius so that he'll be in a position to protect Harry if 
necessary.  What he sees is that Sirius has no wand, Lupin's wand is in 
his belt and the trio all have their wands out and ready...so Snape, 
whose mindset as a spy is to gather information, waits. 
	But I figure we will just have to agree to disagree on this one.
:)
Pippin