How much does Snape know? was Wormtail's Name In the Confession (WAS: Spying Game...)

[naamagatus]

No: HPFGUIDX 40442

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "naamagatus" <naama_gat at h...> wrote:
> > Hmmm. But if Snape knows and accepts (i.e., believes) that Sirius 
> is innocent - and therefore an ally - why was he so shocked that 
> Sirius was there?  
> > When Sirius transforms to human form, the look on Snape's 
> face "was one of mingled fury and horror." He snarls, "Him! What is 
> > he doing  here?". Again, if Snape knows that Sirius is not a 
> >traitor, why the fury and horror?
> 
> Well, first of all, I don't think Snape knew about Sirius being a 
> dog Animagus.  When I suggested that Dumbledore filled Snape in 
> after PoA, I meant that he filled Snape in about the Secret-keeper 
> switch and Pettigrew being Wormtail the rat Animagus.
He may or 
> may not have mentioned that Sirius was an Animagus too, but GoF 
> seems to make it pretty clear that Snape didn't know about 
>Padfoot.  

But Snape heard Lupin tell the story in he Shack - how his friends 
became Animagi, etc. If Dumbledore managed to persuade him that 
Sirius is innocent and Pettigrew a rat Animagus, Snape would have had 
to realize that that means that Lupin's story - in all its details - 
was true. So, even if Dumbledore didn't specifically tell him that 
Sirius is an Animagus, he would still have had to know it. 

> As for Snape's expression of "fury and horror" -- well, Snape just 
> discovered the arrogant bastard who nearly murdered him all those 
> years ago is now a member of Dumbledore's inner circle.  

I can't accept that. Before the false treachery accusation, Sirius 
*was* one of Dumbledore's inner circle. Definitely one of the "old 
gang." Once Dumbledore realized that Sirius was innocent, there's no 
reason why Sirius shouldn't be reinstated as a highly trusted Light 
Sider. Which, in fact, is exactly what happened. So, if Snape knew 
that Sirius was innocent, why the surprise that he is again one of 
the trusted ones? 
Snape might have been surprised that Sirius was actually there, even 
startled at the Animagus transformation; He might have expressed 
distaste and even hatred, but horrified? Furious? You don't become 
horrified or furious that a personal adversary of yours, who you 
*know* belongs to your team, making an appearance as part of the 
team. 


Naama