A little Lollipops, a whole lotta Snape (also, apparating)

[judyserenity]

No: HPFGUIDX 34899

Quoth Pippin:
>>I don't like the idea of Snape knowing about Fidelius. That
>> seems too much of a risk.

and Jake Storm replied:
> I think there may be canon to back up the idea that Snape knew. I 
> don't have PoA with me, but I read through the Shrieking Shack scene 
> yesterday and there's a bit where Snape is yelling at Harry that he 
> would have been well served if Snape had let Black kill him. He'd be 
> 'like father, like son' in that he 'refused to believe that Black
> would betray him'

I have to agree with Pippin here (we're co-authors of this theory 
after all!)  I don't think Snape was told about the Fidelius charm at 
the time the charm was used; he had no need to know, and it could have 
gotten back to Voldy.

I think Snape found out about the Fidelius charm *after* the Potters 
died.  In the scene at the Three Broomsticks, we find out that many 
adults at Hogwarts know about the Fidelius charm, and think Sirius 
Black betrayed the Potters.  Of Hagrid, Fudge, McGonagall, Flitwick, 
and Rosmerta, all of them appear to have heard the story except 
Rosmerta.  So, I'd expect Snape to know.  If nothing else, I'd expect 
Dumbledore to tell him why his spying failed to protect the Potters 
(assuming Snape was the one who revealed that Voldy was after the 
Potters.) 

Of course, if Snape loved Lily, that would explain why in PoA he was 
so ticked off that James trusted Sirius, and so irrational in his 
hatred of Sirius.

Speaking of the posibility that Snape warned Dumbledore of the risk to 
the Potters, if Snape was the indeed the one who warned them, then 
this is another point in favor of my Eeeewww theory (that Voldy was 
saving Lily for Snape.)  We need a reason why Voldy tells Snape about 
the threat to the Potters in the first place.  If Voldy knew that 
Snape wanted Lily, I can just see the following scene.  Voldy calls 
Snape in, and tells him, "Snape, my slippery friend, I promised you'd 
be rewarded for supporting me. And so you shall!  I have decided to 
kill James Potter! Lily will soon be yours!  Bwaa-ha-haa-ha-haa!"

All right, I admit it, another possibility is that Voldy told Snape 
(or whoever warned Dumbledore) of his plan to kill the Potters because 
Voldy is a compulsive braggart. 

On the topic of house elves apparating -- I agree this is some other 
sort of magic than that done by wizards.  House elves are not the only 
ones who can teleport around Hogwarts, however -- in CoS, Fawkes 
teleports to the Chamber of Secrets.  However, House elves presumably 
do not appear in a burst of flames.  Also, it seems that Fawkes 
doesn't actually burn was he does this, otherwise he'd have to start 
all over as a baby phoenix (phoenixling? phoenixlet?)

-- Judy