What Did Snape Know? (Was: Prank and various responsibilities)

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No: HPFGUIDX 169700

> wynnleaf
> Yes, Snape knew that he'd find Lupin if he went in the tunnel, but if
> Snape already knew Lupin was a werewolf, why go in at *all?*  Of
> course he didn't know Lupin was transforming into a werewolf in 
there.
>  We haven't got the slightest bit of canon that says he did, either. 
> And it makes it just ridiculous that he'd go into that tree if he 
knew
> a werewolf was on the other side.
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Alla:

It may sound ridiculous to you, but it sounds completely IC as I see 
Snape. It is a speculation of course, but we **do** IMO have support 
for it - Snape giving the same essay to the class for the **specific** 
purpose to recognise the werewolf, same werewolf, that he was dealing 
with decades ago.

It may mean nothing that he was reading the same essay, it may though 
mean that he recognised who Lupin is and still went.



Why? Here is one speculation. Because he does not think of werewolfs 
as human beings with terrible diseases. Because he thinks of them as 
dark creatures that needed to be killed and killing one of those dark 
creatures, even if in reality it is just another boy, who is ill IMO, 
can prove that he is a Dark art expert and deserves a medal or 
something.


Because he was a bigot in his teens and Lupin's life meant nothing to 
him . Before prank of course.


So, yeah, I think it is very plausible that Snape knew and still went 
for the specific purpose to kill Remus.

We shall see - not that long to wait to find out.

JMO,

Alla