Padfoot? What is Padfoot? And where what's hidden? What is he talking about Snape?

Answer 1

In Harry Potter, there are no Padfoots themselves, but their names are used many times. The mythical creature they call 'The Grim' is a type of Padfoot; and Sirius Black's nickname, 'Padfoot' is because his Animagus form is a giant black dog, similar to a Padfoot

Actual history of Padfoot
The Padfoot: Also known as 'Black Shuck', 'Grim', and 'Shuck Dog'. A fire-eyed spirit in the form of a great black dog, the size of a small calf. Known to protect lone travelers; or kill the unworthy. Sometimes, an omen of death. Invisible at will; at home in the fens, downs, and marshes of any world. The Padfoot is always completely silent....

The Padfoot has been a legend since the 1500's. The Padfoot was probably descended from the viking legends of Odin's black hounds and Thor's own dog, Shukr. At first the Padfoot was seen as an omen of death, and a messenger of the devil. More recently, the Padfoot's true, benevolent nature has been discovered. Reports and sightings show a protector of travelers, and an understanding of humans. The Padfoot's form conflicts with his nature, however-- a gigantic, firey-eyed black dog appearing at midnight in a fen would scare the living daylights out of anyone.

Many Names: The Padfoot is called by many different names. In Yorkshire and Lancashire, the Padfoot is called Guytrash, Shriker or Barguest. East Anglia and Norfolk are the origin of ‘Black Shuck' and Skeff. In Southern England, ‘Yeth' and ‘Wish Hound' are the Padfoot's aliases. The origin of ‘Guytrash' is unknown. ‘Shuck' may be from the Old English word, ‘Scucca', meaning ‘demon' or ‘spirit'. ‘Yeth' means ‘heath', and ‘Wish' may be an old Sussex word for ‘marsh'. ‘Barguest' may be a German word, ‘Bargeist', which means ‘spirit of the graveyard'(‘Geist' means ‘spirit' or ‘ghost').

Taken from:-http://www.geocities.com/ravenwinggryphon/Paw/

Answer 2

Sirius Black's nickname is Padfoot because he can transform into a giant dog (which has pads on its feet). Harry and the others call him Padfoot because he is a wanted man and they don't want him to get caught and thrown back in jail. The thing that is hidden is the prophecy that Voldemort will mark Harry as his equal and that neither one of them can live while the other survives. At the point when he is telling Snape that they have Padfoot at the place where it is hidden, Harry doesn't yet know what Voldemort is after, but he knows Snape will know what he is talking about because Snape is a member of the Order of the phoenix who are fighting against Voldemort. Snape eventually informs the other members of the Order who show up at the Ministry and help Harry and his friends fight off the death eaters.

Answer 3

The order of the phoenix was working undercover. Dolores Umbridge - the Hogwarts High Inquisitor - was from the ministry and they had to tell someone from the ministry about what Harry saw in his dream earlier. He had seen Sirius Black (aka Padfoot) being tortured by voldermort and the prophecy written for voldermort and harry present in the ministry.

This was what he was referring to.
Padfoot is Sirius Black - Harry 's godfather.

Sirius and Snape were classmates at Hogwarts and Snape knew he was known as Padfoot by James Potter (Prongs), Remus Lupin (Moony) and Peter Petegrew (Wormtail).

That is why.. to avoid suspicion among the ministry members he yelled about padfoot being in trouble and IT'S HIDDEN THERE (he was talking about the prophecy.. he said it was hidden in deptt. of magic in ministry building).

You wouldnt have been asking this if u had read the book!

Answer 4

Who Is Padfoot

Answer 5

Sirius Black is Padfoot.. (in the movie played by a Scottish Deerhound named Cleod http://www.pethobbyist.com/sitenews/index.php?/archives/90-Scottish-Deerhound-featured-in-Harry-Potter-and-the-Order-of-the-Phoenix.html) and as for the rest.. Which movie are you referring to.. which scene?... There's alot of things about hidden items and snape.. so.. you need to be a bit more specific.