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

[marinafrants]

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "naamagatus" <naama_gat at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> wrote:

> > 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." 

Yeah, and I bet Snape was furious and horrified about it then, too. 
We just didn't get to see it.

And you snipped the rest of my response, which I think is actually
more important to explaining Snape's reaction -- he had just gone and
waved his Dark Mark around, yelling "woo-hoo, I was a teenage Death
Eater" and generally revealing things about his past that he might not
at all wish to have revealed in front of Sirius Black.  To then
discover that Sirius was right there all along must've been a big
smack upside the head.  (And if Snape was furious and horrified then,
wait till he finds out Rita Skeeter was listening too.  The poor man
will blow a gasket. <G>)

Also keep in mind that what we're reading is Harry's interpretation of
Snape's facial expressions, and Harry's not exactly the most reliable
interpreter of the finer nuances of Snape's facial expressions.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com