Neville and Snape

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 3874

> So why in the world did Dumbledore announce to the people in the 
> court trial that Snape had been a spy?  After Karkaroff mentioned 
> Snape's name all Dumbledore had to say was the matter had been 
> discussed but he took it a step further.  Anyway, I do imagine
Snape 
> is walking on thin water as far as his life is concerned.
> 
> Martha

Good point! Maybe Dumbledore's Snape comment was edited out of the 
official records as being confidential. We are seeing Dumbledore's 
memory of the event. Furthermore, let's say that Dumbledore's
comments were not edited from the official records, that would lend 
even more credence to the Snape at Hogwarts for protection theory. 
Dumbledore might have thought that some loyal Death Eaters might go 
after his spy, Snape, so the safest place for Snape would be Hogwarts 
under Dumbledore's protection.

:-) Milz