Snape & the Map (was The Worst of Severus Snape)

[grey_wolf_c]

No: HPFGUIDX 32712

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "virtualworldofhp" <virtualworldofhp at y...> 
wrote:
> What I've never understood is how Snape suspects what Harry is holding
> is the Map.  Well, granted he may not know exactly that the piece of
> parchment was the Marauder's Map, but something about it obviously
> drew his suspicions.  What was the "direct from the manufacturers"
> comment?  Lupin always gave me the impression that absolutely *NO
> ONE*, save the Marauders themselves, knows/knew about the Map, so why
> does Snape have suspicions.  It's clearly something more than Snape
> thinking, "Hmmm, Potter has old parchment in his pocket--clearly
> something illegal and up to no good!"--that's just far too much of a
> stretch for me.  What gives with Snape's actions?  A Flint?
> 
> -Megan (who knows Snape is unnaturally suspicious, but thinks JKR
> paints it out to the fact that we obviously suspects something about
> the Map and that this is inaccurate)
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I believe that the marauders got a lot of mmileage from that map when 
they were at school, so maybe Snape started getting suspicious about 
the map at that age (something on the lines of: why are hose four 
good-for-nothing always carrying apiece of parchment with them?!). 
Maybe, when he caught Harry, those memories surfaced. Of course, maybe 
he's just suspicious of anything Harry is carrying.

Hope that helped,

Grey Wolf