The Shrieking Shack-did Snape have ulterior motives?

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No: HPFGUIDX 85732

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "KathyK" <zanelupin at y...> wrote:
> Laura:
> 
> >The night of the Shrieking Shack incident in PoA, Snape, as we 
> know, appears in the Shack.  He tells the group that he found out 
> what was happening when he went into Remus's office to give him his 
> monthly wolfsbane potion and saw the Marauder's Map.  (PoA p.358 
> US). As soon as he grasps the situation, he goes tearing off to the 
> Shack.   But wait a minute-what about the potion?  Why didn't Snape 
> bring it with him?  He knew that Remus would be a lethal threat to 
> HRH if he didn't take the stuff ASAP.< 
>  
> KathyK:
> 
> But Snape didn't know HRH were there until he arrived at the 
> Shrieking Shack, or at least until he found Harry's invisibility 
> cloak.  He says he saw Lupin running off down the passage to the 
> Shack and then disappearing.  The Trio and Sirius were already off 
> the map.  He only knew Lupin was up to something and suspected it 
> had to do with Sirius.  
> 
> Snape was in the room, though, throughout Lupin's explanation of 
> MWPP's experience at school with Lupin being a werewolf and the 
> others becoming animagi.  And who knows how much he heard before 
> sneaking into the room?  So he was able to piece a lot of things 
> together while Lupin spoke.  
> 
> So he didn't have any reason to worry about protecting the Trio 
> becuase he didn't know they were there at first.  
> 
> Laura:
> 
> >If, on the other hand, Remus had already transformed, what did he 
> think he could do against a werewolf and a murderer?  Why didn't he 
> get some backup?
>  
> >I can only infer that Snape was so eager to nail Sirius and Remus 
> that he didn't really care if HRH were killed in the process.  
> Doesn't say much for our boy Sevvie, does it?  And then he has the 
> nerve to paint himself as HRH's selfless rescuer.  Nice, Snape, 
> really nice.<
> 
> KathyK:
> 

> 
> Or maybe he was hoping Lupin would have already transformed.  Then 
> he could kill Lupin and it would be self defense.  
>   
> >Laura, wondering who Snape would have gone after first if he had 
> >been in the MoM that night-Sirius or Bellatrix?<
> 
Sue B:

Or maybe he had the potion in a corked phial in his pocket and 
wouldn't have had a chance to offer it even if he'd wanted to, or 
remembered during all that drama, because he was knocked out? Or he 
forgot and left it behind in the office in his rush to get out and 
find Sirius? Who knows? :-)