Snape as DE (was magic late in life - House Elves - Snape - Anagram)

[Lyda Clunas]

No: HPFGUIDX 16789

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Catlady <catlady at w...> wrote:
> How big of an idiot does Fudge have to be not to know that Snape was
> once a DE when Fudge was working at the Ministry at the time that  
> it was announced in open court, with reporters present, that Snape 
> had formerly been a DE but had become a spy for Our Side at great  
> personal risk?

This has been giving me a great deal of trouble lately, because I too 
get the impression that Fudge (and others) may not know of Snape's 
true involvement with the DEs. 

First of all, Rita Skeeter is NOT mentioned in the memory of 
Karkaroff's trial, which could mean that she was not there. (She 
comes into play in the memory of Bagman's trial, however.) I won't 
say defintely, but I feel strongly that she wasn't present.

The people at the trial are a council. I think that most of the 
knowledge of the council is kept within the council, save when a 
reporter is present. However, I got the feeling that Bagman's trial 
was much more public than Karkaroff's; I think that Snape's clearance 
was also a quiet trial, perhaps even more secretive than Karkaroff's.

I doubt that Snape was apprehended like Karkaroff was; rather, I 
think he went straight to Dumbledore when he decided to turn back to 
Our Side. So, Dumbledore and Snape went to private trial, perhaps 
with a small council, (Crouch, etc.) and went on their way. Snape 
became a spy.

Anyhoo, aside from the mention at Karkaroff's trial (which was made 
simply to ensure that Snape was not taken and apprehended, IMO), I 
think that Snape's work as a DE was kept highly under-wraps. Crouch 
and Dumbledore cleared him, so he began to work as spy. However, his 
spy work and his involvement with the DEs was kept fairly secret; not 
too many witches and wizards know about it, and even fewer know the 
details. I think that it puts Snape in a very compromising position, 
so very few people are privy to much information, and those that are 
keep it pretty quiet. Sirius didn't even know that Snape was once a 
DE. I imagine that Fudge didn't either, because of the type of 
secrecy that is involved. I believe that Snape's position is a bit of 
mystery to the average wizard.

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Rather OT, but anyhoo, regarding that interesting image... How long 
does it take you to figure out how to do something like that? Or do 
you pick this sort of thing up on the net somewhere?

Lyda