Vampire Snape/Knowing Lucius was a DE/Remus as Spy (WAS: Thoughts and questions)

[rane_ab]

No: HPFGUIDX 56170

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "erisedstraeh2002" 
<erisedstraeh2002 at y...> wrote:
Phyllis said:
> Lupin's vampire essay reference - if Hermione was able to figure 
out 
> that Lupin was a werewolf from Snape's assignment of the werewolf 
> essay, presumably she would have been able to figure out that Snape 
> is a vampire if Lupin had truly assigned the vampire essay (and if 
> Snape truly is a vampire).  
Smart remark. Didn't think  of that. :-) 
> Rane again:
> 
Phyllis said: 
> It seems to me that it's fairly common knowledge that Lucius was a 
> DE.  As George tell Harry when they rescue him in the Anglia:  "He 
> [Lucius] was a big supporter of You Know Who."  And Fred chimes 
> in: "And when You Know Who disappeared...Lucius Malfoy came back 
> saying he'd never meant any of it.  Load of dung - Dad reckons he 
was 
> right in You Know Who's inner circle."  The book then goes on to 
> say "Harry had heard these rumours about Malfoy's family before..." 
> (CoS, Ch. 3).  Even Borgin the shopkeeper says under his 
> breath "...and if the stories are true, you haven't sold me half of 
> what's hidden in your *manor*..." (CoS, Ch. 4).

See my previous msg. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/56167


> Rane again:
> 
> > Speaking of spies, why did Sirius think Remus was the spy when LV 
> > was threatening James' life? 
> 
> Well, as Professor McGonagall tells the group in the Three 
> Broomsticks: "He [Dumbledore] was sue that somebody close to the 
> Potters had been keeping You-Know-Who informed of their 
> movements...Indeed, he had suspected for some time that someone on 
> our side had turned traitor and was passing a lot of information to 
> You-Know-Who" (PoA, Ch. 10).  Since "somebody close to the Potters" 
> was suspected, it's logical that Sirius would have suspected Remus 
> and that Remus would have suspected Sirius.
> 

What I meant was: why suspect Remus over Peter? I mean, Sirius and 
James seem to have utter trust in Peter - trusting him with their 
most precious secret. And, yet, they don't trust Remus (or at least, 
Sirus doesn't; I suspect James doesn't, either).
I find that quite remarquable. Why do I have the feeling the 
subject's been raised before? :-)

Thanks for your thoughts,
Rane.