Prank question (Was: RAB case is broken)/Evil Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 154155

> Renee:
> If I remember correctly, JKR has said we *will* learn more about 
the
> prank, which I take to mean that we don't know everything we need 
to
> know at this point.

Alla:

Me too :)

Renee:
 I expect the missing information to shed more
> light on Snape's role, and on his reason for keeping his mouth shut
> about it, which otherwise is rather peculiar.   

Alla:
Well, yes among other things. I mean, Snape being silent about him 
being wronged? Must have really good reason and Dumbledore must have 
know it, if you ask me.

 
> Renee:
> 
> That's an interesting question: how will we get to know the truth
> about the Prank? As you say, people who knew about it are growing
> scarce. Only Snape and Lupin are still there. So is Wormtail, but 
we
> don't even know if he had anything to do with it. 
> 
> I'm not sure, however, that it's necessary to bring Regulus into 
the
> picture. I don't expect Snape to offer an alternative to the view 
he's
> already given, but Lupin could. He may not have known beforehand 
what
> was going on that night, but I wouldn't be surprised he was 
informed
> afterwards, so he could be the one to shed light on the whole 
thing. 

Alla:

Oh, just a  possibility (Regulus I mean), believe it or not when I 
realised it few days ago, I was rather puzzled, since I believed for 
quite some time that we don't know everything about Prank ( JKR 
answer turned it into well, strong belief :)), but then I was like, 
um, Okay who is going to tell the story then?

As to Remus, hmmm, I was pretty sure that he does not know complete 
story ( in that I include James and Peter roles), since he was in 
his werewolfy self, but you could be totally right that he was 
informed later and if one look at this narrative where we hear Remus 
talking about Prank, it does not appear complete to me at all. Those 
three periods may mean something, no?


"Jealous, I think, of James's talent on the Quidditch field...anyway
Snape had seen me crossing the grounds with Madam Pomfrey one
evening as she led me toward the Whomping Willow to transform" -
PoA, p.357.

It is beyond strange if you ask me. Snape sees Remus with ADULT 
going to Shack, so it should be clear to him that no rules are being 
broken here and he still goes to Shack?

Oh, I so wonder what else Remus knows, but I am still not sure if he 
was fully informed after all. IF Prank caused him to be seriously 
mad at Sirius, why would Sirius ( and James) for that matter would 
be filling him in on the details of what occurred?

Unless no serious estrangement happened at all?

 
> So could Wormtail, if he *was* involved, though right now I can't 
see
> him having a quiet little chat with Harry about such past events.
> Lupin remains the best bet.

Alla:

Heeee, quite chat surely not, forced confessions of his involvement 
under stress or late remorse or something like that maybe?

What do you think about Harry diving into somebody else's pensieve 
to see full Prank story?


Renee:
> I'd love it if Regulus would turn out to be alive, and the words
> `these days' in JKR's answer are an interesting addition, given the
> existence of a potion called the Draught of Living Death. But I 
doubt
> he'll be the one to speak the final word on the Prank. 

Alla:

Yes, would like him to be alive and you are probably right, but IMO 
that would be nice.


> PAR:
<SNIP>
 No. In Book 7 Snape must help Harry "just enough" for Harry to 
> try to kill LV. Either Harry will succeed, in which case Evil 
Snape 
> can kill "mediocre to the last degree" Harry OR Harry fails but 
> STILL is a distraction for LV and the prophesy has been fulfilled, 
> leaving the door open for Snape to make his move against LV. 

Alla:

Yes, yes, am saying it, since it is combined with normal post.
Loved your whole post PAR :)