Snape and the Nicknames

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 68074

Kelly:

 My theory?  He *did* know their nicknames.  After all, Harry did 
shout to
> him in Umbridge's office something about Padfoot.  He fully 
expected Snape
> to know who Padfoot was, and Snape did know it was Sirius.
 

The only nickname we know for sure that he knew from age 16 on was 
Prongs because he heard Sirius call James "Prongs." 

It is probable that in his interaction with the Marauders, he would 
have heard the other names, especially if he was sneaking around, 
trying to get them in trouble. They don't seem to have been secretive 
about the nicknames, that's for sure.

But at the PoA office scene, I don't think he knows the Parchment he 
finds on Harry is a map. I think he knows Lupin, James, Sirius and 
Pettigrew had something to do with it, but for all he knows, it 
really is a Snape-insulter (which we now know would have been totally 
in character for those guys to create.)

I think he thinks Harry knows what it is and got it from either his 
dad's old things or from Lupin. Snape would think that Harry not only 
knew it was a Snape-insulter, but would love playing with it. (And 
truth, be told, if that's what it was, Harry and Ron would get a kick 
out of it.)

In the end, though, he can't prove it was a map and Harry was using 
it to get out of school. So, I don't think he knew it was a map. If 
he did, I don't think Harry gets out of the office so easy, Lupin or 
no Lupin.

Darrin