[HPforGrownups] Wizard secrecy, Snape, Percy's choices

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No: HPFGUIDX 30810

In a message dated 12/4/2001 4:44:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
dfrankiswork at netscape.net writes:


> 
> My personal objection to the go-back-as-spy theory is that it's so 
> obvious:  JKR has just (in the context of the whole series) sprung on 
> us that he was a DE; he then gets a frightening task from Dumbledore 
> just after V has returned - it just feels so much like something JKR 
> wants us to think that it can't actually be true.  I realise that 
> this type of argument can't really be used alongside the others - 
> either we argue within the framework of the Potterverse, or we argue 
> from the POV of literary probability.
> 

Right well I was thinking the same thing. I doubt they'd be sending Snape 
back into V's clutches. From what we know Hagrid was on his way to bring the 
Giants to their side along with Maximme. Sirius was to summon the old crew. 
Maybe Snape was sent to either try to talk someone to their side (Dementors 
maybe) or brew some powerful potion that might be dangerous to make...but 
like you are all saying she's trying to make us think one thing just because 
it's the obvious thing to do but we know she doesn't always play that game.
-step


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