[HPforGrownups] Re: Snapers vs. Sirists; Snape knew about the passageway, dementor in GoF

[Laura Huntley]

No: HPFGUIDX 34789

Carrie Said:

>>Second, I see many complaints about Lupin not informing Dumbledore 
about the Passageway at the whomping Willow, but all this debate 
about Sirius and Snape has me thinking that Snape also knew about the 
route.  He also knew that Sirius knew and that it led right on to 
Hogwart's grounds.  So, what is Snape's excuse?  Granted, he may not 
have known about it's leading to the Shack, but I would think that 
he'd tell Dumbledore.  I just thought I'd bring that up (Sorry Snape 
fans).  Maybe I'm reading this wrong.  Does anyone else have any 
input?>>

    *smiles indulgently* silly billy.  Of course Dumbledore knew about the passageway already.  He's the one who had it built.  Here, a few snipets from PoA:

" [Lupin speaking] But then Dumbledore became Headmaster, and he was sympathetic.  He said that as long as we took certain precautions, there was no reason I shouldn't come to school..." [...] "The truth is [The Whomping Willow] was planted *because* I came to Hogwarts.  [The Shrieking Shack], the tunnel that leads to it - they were built for my use.  Once a month, I was smuggled out of the castle, into this place, to transform.  The tree was placed at the tunnel mouth to stop anyone coming across me while I was dangerous."

    So Dumbledore knew all about the tunnel.  ^_^ What Remus felt guilty about was not telling Dumbledore that Sirius was an unregistered animagus (Snape, remember, only knew that Lupin was a werewolf, not that the others were animagi).  He refrained from telling D for so long because he didn't want D to know he had betrayed D's trust by sneaking out of the shack - potentially putting others in danger - to romp with the other Marauders.  Hope that clears some things up. ^_^

laura 


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