Snape the spy

[*Lilith Morgana*]

No: HPFGUIDX 18165

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., tigerlily at q... wrote:
> > > > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Magda Grantwich <mgrantwich at y...> 
> > wrote:
>  I got it.  It just came to me. It's so simple it's perfect. Of 
> course.  There's no other explanation. The task Snape is sent on at 
> the end of GoF is this: he is to brew up a batch of Polyjuice 
Potion 
> and then transform himself into Harry as a decoy for Voldemort.
> > 
> > --Joywitch
 
Oh, I love that thought! It's very logical and I've always got this 
feeling that he's doing something a lot more difficult than just 
spying. Besides- far too many things are against his ability to spy. 
Everyone in the crowd of DE's *must* know by now that he's the 
traitor and it would just be silly to send him back in there again. 
Silly and very suicidal of him to accept! 
 

> *Lily Solstar wrote:

> Another thing that I've been wondering about.  Someone said in one 
> book that "Dumbledore had a number of useful spies, and one of them 
> tipped him off that Voldemort was after the Potter," or something 
> along those lines.  
> 
> Wouldn't it be interesting if that spy were Snape?  That would have 
> been quite a moral delema for him... Almost like Malfoy saving 
Harry.
Yes, it would be thrilling!
I've thought that all the time. And I've been extremely curious to 
find out who else Dumbledore counted as his spies...
Another theory I find possible is that Snape is doing something to 
protect Harry *and* himself at the same time. If Harry needs a Secret-
Keeper for instance, Snape would be the best. In that case Voldemort 
will not kill him since he wants to find Harry and both of them are 
safe. The problem in that theory is that Voldie already must know 
where HArry is- it can't be that hard to figure out he's at Hogwarts!

Love and Sunshine,

Lilith M