Did Snape ever believe the Trio about...........

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No: HPFGUIDX 180815


>
> Danielle:
> > So after reading book 7 and I think someone on the leaky forum may
> have said this, reading the 3rd book has new meaning now, Snape 
hated
> Sirius not because of the Worst Memory scene or the Prank he played 
on
> Snape, instead Snape hated Sirius because he always believed Sirius
> was the secret keeper for the potters and Snape thought it was 
because
> of Sirius Lily died. 
> 
> hp_fan_2008:
> This assumes that Snape knew the official story of Sirius's arrest.

Potioncat:
Snape believed Sirius betrayed the Potters. He told Harry that. Was 
it in PoA? Something along the line of "you're like your father who 
died too arrogant to believe Black would betray him." 

I wonder if I can find the quote before someone else does, I am sorry 
not to provide the actual canon.

I'm not sure Snape is ever told the truth, or convinced of it before 
the scene at the end of GoF when Barty Crouch confesses. (Got this 
point from Carol at the sister list.)

Snape would of course, see Wormtail when he visits LV after sent by 
DD.

And I think we know now how brave Snape had to be to pull this off 
around all the DEs, but also how painful the pretense must have been. 
Imagine having to agree with LV that he had found other withces more 
worthy than Lily.