Teachers in the Night, Spiders, 2xSnape,

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., pigwidgeon37 at y... wrote:

> Couldn't this statement point in a different direction, 
> namely that the coward is Karkaroff, but the one who has left is 
> somebody we either don't know or don't yet know as a DE? And Snape 
> would simply not be mentioned? 
> 
> Susanna (*very* curious to read your opinions!)

I like Susanna's theory, maybe for the selfish reason that I want
Snape to continue to be a spy for Dumbledore in OoP -- how 
fascinating! I can't imagine what else Snape's task might be that 
Dumbledore assigned him at the end of GoF (although I'm sure JKR
can). 

If Snape IS a double agent, it could explain why he will never hold
the coveted DADA position -- perhaps Dumbledore is maintaining the 
front that he still has his suspicions about Snape. Maybe the story 
that Snape desired the DADA position was a rumor started by 
Dumbledore and Snape for this very reason.

Amanda wrote:

> Guys, whether Snape is or is not a coward is not the point. This
> observation is Voldemort's opinion. He, Voldemort, considers one a
> coward. The person in question need not be, for Voldemort to hold
> that opinion.

Well said. WE see all the courageous things Snape does, but we're far 
from knowing the whole story between Voldemort and Snape. It's quite 
possible that Snape has done something in his DE past to be 
considered a coward by Voldemort.

This whole conversation makes me wonder: has it ever been said 
explicitly in canon that Voldemort has discovered that Snape 
is working for Dumbledore? Hmmmmm. Must read GoF again.

Red Queen
(Becoming more of a Snape fan with every book.)