Half-Blood Prince

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> Jen: I assumed Lupin meant it was Snape's specialty as a DE, not at 
> school. 

Alla:

I assumed both actually. What I certainly did not assume is that it 
was a Flint, lol.

What Pippin said before. JKR made sure that Snape injures James with 
that particular injury - cut on the cheek. Not the bruise, not any 
magical things appearing on him, cut. That convinces me that this cut 
was there to show that it was Sectusemptra.

Jen:
<SNIP> 
> As a former DADA teacher and soldier, it makes 
> perfect sense to me that Lupin would've taken time to learn more 
> about Snape.  
> 
> How would he learn?  Well, Lupin is hanging around Moody for one 
> thing, who 'was wearing a look of deep skepticism behind 
Dumbledore's 
> back' in the Pensieve memory in GOF ("The Pensieve") when 
Dumbledore 
> vouched for Snape.  Moody's the source imo, even if the words are 
> Lupin's.


Alla:

Good one Jen, I agree but want to suggest another possibility - 
those  twelve forever missing years of Lupin's life. The first couple 
of those years may have been Lupin's spying, no? And he may as well 
observe Snape in action. I mean, we still have Fudge's words that 
Dumbledore had SPIES, not one spy and no, I do not consider it a 
flint.

JMO,

Alla