PoA - Snape knew?/Who is the real dark character in the series?

[ginny343]

No: HPFGUIDX 143556

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "whizbang" <whizbang121 at y...> 
wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "colebiancardi" 
<muellem at b...>
> wrote:
> > > Whiz:
> > > It's not so much interpretation as looking at the scene from 
> > > Snape's PoV.


> > Colebiancardi: 
> > And that is still interpretation. We don't know Snape's POV. I 
could
> > state that Snape's POV is that he is terrified of Mad-Eye. That 
he 
> > doesn't know it is really Barty Jr and that we do know that the 
real
> > Mad-Eye is paranoid – snip
 
> Whiz:
> But that "interpretation" completely ignores a couple of things we
> know.  For example, we know that Snape is capable of Legilimency 
and
> highy skilled in Occlumency.  When he thought he was dealing with 
the
> real Moody on the stairs, he was angry and self righteous.  It was
> after the staring match that Snape's attitude suddenly changed. 

Ginny343:
Okay, maybe something happened between them on the stairs, but I 
really don't think Snape knew about Moody/Crouch Jr.  Later in GoF, 
in potions class, Snape (quietly, so no one else can hear) accuses 
Harry of stealing Boomslang skin (and Gillyweed).  Harry assumes he 
is talking about when Hermione stole the Boomslang skin in their 2nd 
year.  Of course, we find out later that he was talking about a more 
recent stealing of Boomslang.  If Snape had figured out that Moody 
was really Crouch Jr. (or just that he was not the real Moody), he 
would have known fake!Moody stole the Boomslang skin.  He would not 
have accused Harry.  He might have still accused him of taking the 
Gillyweed.  But if he had already figured out that Moody was not who 
he claimed to be, I don't think he would be letting Harry know that 
someone was stealing Boomslang skin.  

Ginny343

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