XPOST: Lupin is Ever So Evil Part One -- The Prank (long)

[Barry Arrowsmith]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, JoAnna Wahlund <pt4ever at y...> wrote:
> Oh, I see how this was kept quiet - and without magic, too.
> 
> Dumbledore: "Mr. Snape, if you breathe a word of tonight's events to ANYONE, you will
> face immediate expulsion from Hogwarts."
> 
> Methinks Snape wasn't really cut out of the job of assistant gamekeeper, so he kept his
> mouth shut.
>

Yeah, this has been suggested before, but it's not a credible threat IMO.
As soon as Snapey is heaved out through Hogwarts gates he goes public.
The Daily Prophet, The Quibbler, the Ministry. He tells a story that some
will be very glad to hear. "Cover up! Monster at Hogwarts! Would-be
victim victimised!"

Massive outcry. Parents remove beloved offspring in a marked manner,
demands for DD's head, or at the very least his job, Lupin is taken
into "protective custody", James and Sirius flee the country and become
remittance men in Transylvania, Snape gets feted as the hero of the hour,
is re-instated by the new school management and gets an award for
special services to the school.
Game, set and match.

Kneasy.