(Anonymous)
We DO know that Snape figured out Remus' secret. Lily knew Snape believed Remus was a werewolf BEFORE Sirius' 'trick' down the tunnel.
Which is something I find terribly interesting. He KNEW Remus was a werewolf and he probably was certain Remus would be at the other end of the tunnel (we don't have actual canon that says exactly what Sirius implied would BE down the tunnel, but the implication has been that Snape bought into the 'prank' because he wanted to catch them doing something bad enought to call for expullsion.
The other implication has been that what he would find down that tunnel would get ALL of the Marauders in trouble, not just Remus - so it is my guess that he was aware the Marauders were sneaking out on Full moon nights, presumably spending them in the shack with Remus behind very sturdy bars.
After all, proving Remus a werewolf is unlikely to be enough to get him expelled - let's face it, it's unlikely that the Marauders set up the whole Shrieking Shack and tunnel protection. And I really doubt that it was REMUS that Sev wanted gone so badly. What Snape was looking for was something that would get rid of JAMES and SIRIUS. And that means catching them doing something they should not be doing - like spending the Full Moon with Mooney.
Since Snape never did find out that the Marauders were animagi (until at least the end of PoA), I think that once Snape found out that Remus was roaming the Shack 'freely', he believed that the boys were using some kind of 'dark arts' to keep Remus under control (this is pre-wolfsbane potion).
I rally don't know exactly what to think Snape thought of Werewolves, but I feel at least sure that he did not blindly fear them. There's no indication during SWM that Snape is actually afraid of Remus. So, at the very least Sev was aware that Werewolves were only dangerous when transformed by the Full Moon.
At least until he later met Fenrir. -- Hwyla
Which is something I find terribly interesting. He KNEW Remus was a werewolf and he probably was certain Remus would be at the other end of the tunnel (we don't have actual canon that says exactly what Sirius implied would BE down the tunnel, but the implication has been that Snape bought into the 'prank' because he wanted to catch them doing something bad enought to call for expullsion.
The other implication has been that what he would find down that tunnel would get ALL of the Marauders in trouble, not just Remus - so it is my guess that he was aware the Marauders were sneaking out on Full moon nights, presumably spending them in the shack with Remus behind very sturdy bars.
After all, proving Remus a werewolf is unlikely to be enough to get him expelled - let's face it, it's unlikely that the Marauders set up the whole Shrieking Shack and tunnel protection. And I really doubt that it was REMUS that Sev wanted gone so badly. What Snape was looking for was something that would get rid of JAMES and SIRIUS. And that means catching them doing something they should not be doing - like spending the Full Moon with Mooney.
Since Snape never did find out that the Marauders were animagi (until at least the end of PoA), I think that once Snape found out that Remus was roaming the Shack 'freely', he believed that the boys were using some kind of 'dark arts' to keep Remus under control (this is pre-wolfsbane potion).
I rally don't know exactly what to think Snape thought of Werewolves, but I feel at least sure that he did not blindly fear them. There's no indication during SWM that Snape is actually afraid of Remus. So, at the very least Sev was aware that Werewolves were only dangerous when transformed by the Full Moon.
At least until he later met Fenrir. -- Hwyla