student!Snape keeping Lupin's secret (was Re: Sirius as a dog)

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No: HPFGUIDX 181156

> Montavilla47:
> Actually, there's nothing in canon about any rumor of the Marauders
> stealing Snape's precious book (I assumed you mean the HBP's 
> potions book)?  

Alla:

Yeah, I know I was referring to the argument here on the board, 
sorry.

Montavilla47:
> Or do you mean that Snape and his Slytherin friends spread the 
> Levicorpus spell?  In that case, I agree with you that there is
> no canon on how the Levicorpus spell became known by James.  Any
> theory on how that happened is pretty much as valid as any other.

Alla:

Yes, that is what I meant. I am just saying that since there was no 
support to James and others stealing the spell, I choose to believe 
this one.



 
> Montavilla47:
> Strictly speaking, it's impossible for Malfoy to show up.  In DH, 
he 
> was shown wearing a prefect's badge as he welcomed first-year
> Severus to the Slytherin table.  That would mean that he was in
> his fifth year.  Unless Lucius had to repeat several years, he 
would
> have graduated long before SWM took place.

Alla:

Absolutely.

Montavilla47:
> As for Rosier, Wilkes, Mulciber, or Avery, they might have shown
> up, but they pointed didn't.  None of Snape's housemates lifted
> a finger.  He had to be rescued by a *girl*.

Alla:

But they were not in the vicinity, no? Snape's classmates I mean.
 
Montavilla47:
<SNIP>
> But it seems wrong in the dynamics of school boy groups for one
> group to attack the mascot of another gang without instant 
> retaliation.  So that if Snape had any value to the Future Death
> Eaters of Hogwarts, they'd have come running with their wands
> out immediately, no matter how "cool" James and Sirius are.

Alla:

Retaliation could have happened afterwards, no? I do not see that 
they just should have come running immediately.

Leah:
If Snape had used Sectumsempra left right and centre he would have
been in very serious trouble- see McGonagall's reaction to Harry's
use in
HBP. <SNIP>

Alla:

Yes of course if teachers ever caught him, he would have been, I 
agree, but I also think that teachers in Hogwarts did not see a 
plenty of things going on.

Leah:
Wormtail is waiting for James and Sirius to start on
Snape 'with avid anticipation', and if Wormtail is not worried about
Snape hexing everyone around, it's hard to think anyone else would
be.

Alla:

How do you know that he is not worried? Maybe he is interested to 
see hexes from both sides and expects it? He is not participating, 
of course he would not be worried IMO.

Leah:
We
only hear about apprehension from the crowd once and that could be
as well directed at James and Sirius as at Snape.

Alla:

Eh, of course it could be. The possibility that it was directed at 
James and Sirius was already suggested, I suggested another one, 
that's all. It is not like it was not mentioned.


Lea:
>
> Just a further quick thought on the Marauders and persistant 
bullying. 
<SNIP analogy, go upthread to read it>
> An interesting analogy.

Alla:

Yes, I remember that analogy :) Wormtail liked to join powerful 
people all right. 

You think Snape as Malfoy lapdog had some merit as well?