The Map (was: Two Wormtails)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 118431


Arcum wrote:
> > 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. <snip>

Carol responds:
I think the fact that DADA is Lupin's subject is Snape's excuse for
calling him in. He certainly doesn't think that Lupin is more of an
expert than he is in that subject, but he suspects Lupin of being one
of the "manufacturers" and needs a pretext for consulting him. I think
he would know without Lupin's help whether the parchment was full of
Dark magic. What he wants to know, probably, is what the parchment
really is or does. 

I agree with your (snipped) comment that Snape doesn't want Harry to
have the parchment, which he rightly suspects is an aid to mischief.
Since Lupin confiscates it, he accomplishes at least one of his
objectives though he's forced to trust Lupin not to give it back. And
if he thought it really was full of Dark Magic, he'd have reported it
to Dumbledore, which would have forced Lupin to reveal his secrets,
including Sirius Black's ability to sneak into Hogwarts using secret
passageways. Clearly, Snape didn't do that since Lupin still has the
map at the end of the book and DD hasn't gone to confront Sirius in
the Shrieking Shack. 

Carol