the Map was Two Wormtails was Re: Plot in OotP (wand confusion)

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No: HPFGUIDX 118404


 Arcum,
> First, note that Snape mentions "Dark Magic", not "Defense Against
> the Dark Arts" as Lupin's area of expertise.
> 
> Second, Snape suggests the parchment is "full of Dark Magic", and
> Lupin evades the question, and never gives a straight answer.
> 
> Were the dark arts involved in it's creation? And was Lupin the one
> casting it?
> 

Potioncat:
It's been done several times in the books that DADA is called simply 
dark arts.  But there could be two things going on: the DADA teacher 
would have to know dark magic to defend against it OR Snape could be 
getting a dig in that Lupin is a Dark Creature.

Saying the map is full of Dark Magic, may just be his way of saying 
Harry shouldn't have it.  (And there are lots of reasons why he 
shouldn't) And it could be something I've brought up before: is it 
clear to the members of the WW where  the line is between dark magic 
and allowable magic lies? Snape was disliked by MWPP because he knew 
lots of Dark Magic, yet the four of them knew a good number of 
hexes.  Our magic is OK, your magic is not?  So does Snape think the 
map is Dark Magic?  And if he does, does he think it's acceptable 
dark magic?

I tend to think that it is not dark magic because Harry still has it 
DD doesn't seem to disapprove and we haven't seen Snape protest it.