Snape and Lucius Malfoy

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Sat Apr 21 12:53:59 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 17319


 "Dinah" <bludger_witch at y...> wrote: a good theory on the 
Snape-Malfoy-relationship, so thanks for your thoughts. 

I´ll only comment on a few aspects for now.

> The following theory can only be reasonable if we assume that the 
"one who
> has left us forever" comment of Voldemort wasn't directed at the 
absent
> Snape. 

At who else?

>Which raises the problem that Snape *was* at the DE meeting - 
which
> means he would have known that Lucius was there *and* saw everything 
that
> happened to Harry.

Ah, if he was, I´ll immediately renounce everything I´ve ever said in 
defence of him. The very idea he was there gives me the shivers!!! 
I´ve never even considered the possibility. Has anyone else?

> I mean, if Voldemort knows that Snape betrayed him, how can Malfoy 
not know?

Right.

> My "theorie" (which is based on opinion and my imagination, since 
there are
> little facts given) is that Lucius doesn't know that Severus spied 
for
> Dumbledore. 

That doesn´t quite correspond with the question above, does it?
 
> But I think he was more concerned that his cover had been blown 
somehow, by
> a comment or anything. It just would have been a natural reaction 
when
> hearing that someone who knows that you work at Hogwarts and for 
Dumbledore
> now is near your former master.

Which means Snape was surprised Malfoy sided with Voldemort again. I 
can hardly see the logic of that, after Malfoy (though indirectly) 
setting the Basilisk free in CoS and thereby declaring himself a 
supporter of Slytherin´s cause (if not Voldemort´s).

> As for what Lucius thinks about Snape... He probably thinks he has 
gone soft. 
Ambition is the
> keyword, once again. And being at Hogwarts with *Dumbledore* as 
headmaster
> isn't a great achievement in Malfoy*s eyes. Maybe he thinks Snape is 
biding
> his time and therefore keeps away from him because he doesn't want 
to
> endanger the postition and thinks Severus might be useful someday, 
maybe he
> just doesn't care what happened to him and thinks his life is rather
> pathetic.

That does make sense, though. I see it all ends up at the question 
whether Snape´s double role was generally known and whether he´ll be 
able to fool the DE again into believing he never truly left their 
side (if that´s what he is up to - mind you, it may be something 
totally different). Hmm.





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