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

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 42080

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "darrin_burnett" <bard7696 at a...> wrote:
> > Porphryia wrote: 
> > > Dumbledore operates on a need-to-know basis as far as concerns 
> > Harry, > who is barely out of childhood. But I'm not sure that 
> > extends to Snape who is obviously his left hand man in many 
> respects. 
> > I think it would be flinty if Dumbledore *didn't* tell Snape 
about 
> > the horrific actions of the most prominent parent/alum in House 
> > Slytherin.
> > > 
> > 
> > I'm holding on to my theory on this one for the simple reason 
that 
> a 
> > spy shouldn't know everything in case of capture. Dumbledore 
> > shouldn't be letting Snape in on everything in case V-Mort got 
> ahold 
> > of him and started playing around in his head.
> 
> Yeah, but who cares if Snape is captured and reveals that he knew 
> Lucius is a DE?  It's not like Voldemort is going to go, "Oh, my 
> gosh, Lucius is a DE? I had no idea!  This changes all my evil 
> plans!"


Nooooo... but maybe that the diary is still out there, that lots of 
other V-Mort items are still in Lucius' basement -- it's entirely 
possible Lucius doesn't just hand everything back to V-Mort -- or 
that Ginny Weasley is a potential tool for V-Mort now that she has 
been touched by the diary. 

Sorry I ruined your attempt at sarcasm. Better luck next time

Darrin