What are Dark Arts?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 91126

> As far as the Marauder's Map goes, I think Snape was full of it 
> himself when he called it "full of Dark magic."
> 
> Jim Ferer


I'm quite sure that Snape didn't *really* think any such thing. It was
only an excuse to call in Lupin, the so-called DADA expert (he may
know about boggarts, but Snape knows a great deal more than that about
both DADA and the Dark Arts themselves). He knew quite well that Lupin
was Moony and one of the makers of the map. Otherwise, how would he
have reacted when Lupin said, "I'll just take this back now, shall I?"
Back? Lupin hasn't had it since Filch confiscated it twenty or so
years earlier. But Snape knew it was his (or MWPP's) and didn't argue.
He knew exactly what kind of magic it was full of--adolescent mischief
that could take Harry out of his view and into danger. And I think he
trusted Lupin to know that, too, and to keep it from Harry as long as
he was his teacher. 

Carol