Snape's and Black's grudges (was: Living with Sirius)

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 28449

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Cindy C." <cynthiaanncoe at h...> wrote:
  In "Snape's Grudge", Harry does not have the cloak in his 
> pocket when he is taken to Snape's office.  I can't think of a 
prior 
> instance in the HP series in which Snape sees Harry with the 
cloak.  
> But for some reason, when Snape reveals himself in the Shrieking 
> Shack, he clearly knows the cloak is Harry's.  Mini-FLINT?
> 


I don' think so.  Afterall, after the Hogsmeade incident, it must 
have crossed his mind that Harry had an invisibility cloak - it would 
have been strange if he had not thought so.  As to him wondering why 
Harry didn't have it with him - well, he'd had plenty of time to 
leave it somewhere, and Snape probably realised that Harry wouldn't 
be stupid enough to leave something so incriminating on his person 
(although he was stupid enough to keep his jokeshop purchases with 
him.

It is also entirely possible that Snape knew that James had such a 
cloak - or could finally explain strange incidents from his own 
schooldays which occurred because of James' use of the cloak.

So, by the time he sees the cloak in the Whomping Willow, it must 
have seemed obvious that it was Harry's.

Catherine