Are appearances important to Snape?

[a_svirn]

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> Hickengruendler:
> 
> True. But it wasn't mentioned in which animals they could turn. 
Just 
> that they were animagi and that Sirius and James were big animals, 
> while Peter was a little one. In fact, Harry didn't learn that 
James 
> was a stag until the last chapter of the book. Sirius and Peter 
> weren't explained either, because at this time the kids already 
knew 
> that Sirius was a dog and that Sirius and Lupin suspected Peter to 
be 
> Scabbers (a rat). Therefore there was no need to tell them that 
> again. The important part of the explanation was how and why it 
> happened.
> 
> However, Sirius did mention the rat after Snape showed himself. He 
> told Snape, that Ron should take his rat to the castle. Therefore 
I 
> guess it was possible for Snape to connect the dots. 

a_svirn:

Not only that. Lupin also mentioned the Marauders' nicknames and we 
know from the books 4-6, that Pettigrew is known among the DEs as 
Wormtail. Even if Snape had only seen him hooded and masked before, 
and had never guessed his true identity, after the Lupin's 
explanations all the pieces must have fallen into place. 

> Hickengruendler:
But the thing 
> is, it seems unlikely to me that he would try to, even if he is on 
> Dumbledore's side. He was the one, who caught his old enemy. Why 
> should he listen to Sirius' (from Snape's point of view) cheap 
> excuses?
> 

a_svirn:

Well, he did listen to the Lupin's tale, didn't he? For a good hour 
I should think. Now, why? Evidently because he was interested in 
what Lupin had to say on the subject. Since he interrupted where he 
did, I think it's logical to conclude that he knew the rest. 

> Hickengruendler:

> And about the Dementors: While it is true, that he threatened to 
> deliver Sirius and Lupin to them, and that the Trio believed this 
as 
> well; in the end he didn't do it. He was the first to awake after 
> everyone broke down and he brought Sirius to the castle, not to 
the 
> Dementors. That doesn't make his behaviour much better, he was 
still 
> positively squeeing after he thought that Sirius would get the 
kiss, 
> but nonetheless he did choose the official route and did not act 
on 
> his words.
> 

a_svirn:
How he was supposed to do deliver Sirius to the Dementors, if they 
had been driven away by Harry's Patronus? He couldn't very well 
leave the unconscious kids at the lake and go in search for a 
Dementor. Had there been a Dementer close in hand I have no doubt 
whatsoever that he would have made good on his threat.