[HPforGrownups] Breaking into Snape's office

[Hikaru]

No: HPFGUIDX 32902

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> I wonder what he actually wanted there. For Moody-the-paranoid it
> would make sense to search the office of a known Ex-Death Eater. But
> Moody is Crouch. So why would Crouch go into Snape's office?
>

I'm almost positive that Dobby had stolen the gillweed, and that's how
he gave it to Harry. Crouch simply told Dobby what he had to do to help
Harry and where he could find it. I wouldn't put it past Crouch. Snape
later says that he's missing gillweed, and he accuses Harry of stealing
it (because of his performance in the second task), as well as the
boomslang skin; because we all know that when something BAD goes wrong,
Snape blames Harry.

> H/R/H were nicking boomslang skin from Snape in their 2nd year
> because they couldn't get it from anywhere else, if I remember
> correctly. Assuming Croutch brews his Polyjuice Potion himself, which
> would hold a high risk for him to be discovered,why would he risk
> stealing from Snape's stores? Snape would find out eventually that an
> ingredient for Polyjuice Potion is missing, and Crouch can't afford
> to give away any hints that there is somebody brewing Polyjuice
> somewhere in the castle.
>
> Crouch, unlike R/H/H could easily go to London to buy boomslang skin
> without anybody questioning him about him going there. And while he
> was there, why would he not buy complete Polyjuice Potion? Wouldn't
> that be less risky than to brew it himself?

Would they sell complete Polyjuice Potion? I mean, it is a risky thing
to do- as shown by Hermionie's transformation into a partial cat in
CoS. It is high level magic as well, so they wouldn't want people who
do not possess the skills to brew the potion to have the potion-- a
sort of check system.

On the same note, Crouch would not be able to leave Hogwarts to go to
London, or at least, I am under the impression that none of the
teachers can leave the school as the children cannot. They live there
and are fed there, with Hogsmead only a short walk away-- why would
they want to leave?

So, taking this into account- Crouch probably came to the school with a
supply of boomslang skin, but ran out for some reason, and then need to
"borrow" some from Snape. Snape most likely had not noticed that the
supply H/H/R had stolen in CoS until the night he found his torches on,
when he also noticed the amount stolen by Crouch.

> And another thought about Crouch breaking into Snape's office: Why
> wouldn't he hide his tracks better? Snape says the door was ajar and
> the torches lit. Wouldn't you use a lumos spell on your wand if you
> were searching one's office at night? IMHO either Crouch felt
> completely safe to search the office (had Ddore really given Moody
> premission to do so?) or he wanted Snape to know someone was in his
> office.

My opinion was that Crouch was so certain of the fact that he would
never get caught, that he could leave the lights on; if anyone was ever
suspicious of him entering Snape's office, then he could just simply
say that he was just doing a check. Given Snape's past, everyone would
accept that "Moody" was just doing his job and trying to make sure the
school was safe. Personally, I think assuming the identity of Moody was
good idea on Crouch's part.


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