Dishwashers , Puppy hunts and werewolf excursions

[naamagatus]

No: HPFGUIDX 39885

Pip said:

I have always assumed the 'werewolf' excursions stopped after the 
Prank. I don't think there's any canon evidence either way; but I 
would assume that after the near-death of a student, James and 
Sirius would have been very strictly forbidden, on pain of  
expulsion,to go near Lupin in his werewolf state. There would then 
have been no real risk in the Maurauders being Animagi.

Then, in reply to my objections:

Again, I repeat, Dumbledore finds out *after* the Prank. I do not 
mean *after* in the sense of 'immediately following'. I mean 'at some 
time following' - which could mean quite possibly months after.

[grin]

I admit it may have been the Prank which started Dumbledore 
wondering. Perhaps Snape did see James become Prongs, and got 
told 'no, don't be so silly, they don't know enough to be Animagi 
yet'. Then Dumbledore started to wonder, James being as talented as 
he was. But at the time the Prank was hot news, Dumbledore didn't 
know.


Naama:

So, if I undertand you correctly, the timeline is this:

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1 The Prank

2 Dumbledore forbidding James and Sirius from going near 
werewolf!Lupin. (Dumbledore still doesn't know about the Animagi 
stunt.)

3 James and Sirius stop their nightly escapades as Animiagi

4 Dumbledore finds out that they are Animagi
====


Problem: if they have stopped their Animagi activities, how did 
Dumbledore find out about it? 



Puzzled!Naama