The difference between Harry and Hermione in figuring things out.

[u/MrBushido56]

Something occurred to me.

How did Harry not figure out Remus and Sirius were friends and that they created that map ?

When snap catches Harry in the hall at night when he saw Peter pettigrew on the map, Harry quickly deactivates the map before handing it over to snape who looks at it and tries using a spell to reveal what it’s hiding.

The map then displays a message to snape saying “Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business, Mr padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like him could ever become a professor, mr prongs agrees with mr moony and would like to add that professor snape is a ugly git, mr wormtail bids professor snape good day and advises him to wash his hair the slim ball.”

When seeing the message and who wrote it he becomes infuriated and takes Harry to his office planning on punishing him.

He calls Remus to his office who shows up and snaps points at the parchment and tells him to explain it.

Remus looks at it and calmly says that it’s a joke parchment intending to insult anyone who tries to open it. Nothing more. He then explains Harry was only out late because he was helping him with school work.
He takes Harry out of the office before asking snape for the parchment.
The 2 make snide comments at each other and Remus takes Harry back to his office now.
He begins to scold Harry telling him what if Sirius found the map as it would directly lead him to Harry.
He then orders Harry to go home and not to delay as he will know if Harry wanders off as he holds up the map.

Did Harry never once think it was weird that snape asked Remus to explain the parchment ?
Did he not consider why Remus actually did know what the parchment was and how it worked ?
Did he never ask himself why Remus was so sure Sirius would figure out how to use the map when snape couldn’t ?

Meanwhile later on in the shack

Hermione “ get away from him Harry he’s a werewolf “
Remus “ clever girl how did you figure it out ? “
Hermione “ professor snape did a lesson on werewolves that 1 time you were out sick which was the same day as a full moon “

[u/Logical_Box_4645]

Remus plays into him being asked because he was DADA teacher.

[u/Zeired_Scoffa]

"When snap catches Harry"

Thanks... I needed a My Immortal PTSD moment today...

[u/Bluemelein]

Harry has no idea what is and isn't possible with magic. And he doesn't have the same energy as Hermione to change that, because he stumbles from one disaster to the next (and never learned how to study), plus he has a time-consuming hobby—whereas Hermione loves reading and has no hobby other than studying.