[HPforGrownups] Breaking into Snape's office

[Katze]

No: HPFGUIDX 32884

Edblanning at aol.com wrote:
> 
> >Couple of days ago Eloise posted something on security in Hogwarts.
> >That made me think about the time when Barty Crouch aka Mad-Eye Moody
> >breaks into Snape's office (same night as Harry goes into the
> >prefect's bathroom) in GoF.
> 
> snip
> 
> >Maybe Croutch was looking for potion ingredients in the office. Snape
> >mentions gillyweed and boomslang skin to be stolen when he threatens
> >Harry with the Veritaserum in GoF. We know that boomslang skin is an
> >ingredient for Polyjuice Potion.
> 
> That was one of the incidents I was thinking of.
> 
> I was under the impression that it *was* the boomslang skin he was after.
> 
> Eloise
> 

This is interesting...when I read this, I was thinking Snape was
accusing Harry for stealing this for past break-ins when Hermione took
it for their polyjuice potion in CoS, because Snape is known to hold
onto a grudge, and perhaps his boomslang was very special to him <grin>.
I never once thought that there might be someone in GoF using it (at
least until the end when it was spelled out for me). Very
interesting...I'm wondering what other clues I'm missing in regards to
the overall story. 

-Katze