Snape and the Malfoys (was Re: Harry's Putative Death)

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 42039

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "darrin_burnett" <bard7696 at a...> wrote:
> Marina wrote about the Snape-surprised-at-Lucius-theory:

> I agree it means Snape showed some poor judgement, but I think
you're 
> underestimating Lucius' charm and ability to convince. Arthur
Weasley 
> and Harry are predisposed to hate him anyway, because Lucius goes
out 
> of his way to needle Arthur and Harry is rivals with Draco.
> 
> But, when you're talking about neutrals or people who were once his 
> friends -- or people who he has donated money to -- I bet Lucius can 
> lay it on with a trowel. 

But Snape's a *spy*, it's his job to distrust everyone, to know who
the bad guys are, and not to be taken in by charm.  And why would
Lucius try to charm Snape into thinking he isn't a true DE, if he
believes that Snape *is* a true DE?  (At least we'd better hope Lucius
believes this, otherwise Snape is in deep doo-doo.)

> And I'm not convinced Dumbledore told Snape about the diary. 
> Dumbledore definitely operates on a need-to-know basis and if he had 
> ideas of Snape someday being a plant in V-Mort's camp again, he'd 
> want him as protected as possible from information that could betray 
> him.

Seems to me if there's anyone outhere who really needs to know Lucius'
allegiance, it's Snape.  How would it betray him to know that Lucius
is a DE?  It would betray him a lot more if he obliviously went off to
spy thinking he can trust his buddy Lucius.  I can think of a lot of
things Dumbledore might legitimately want to keep from Snape, but
"watch out for this guy, he works for Voldemort" is not one of them.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com