Snape's treatment of Draco (was: Re:Snape, Lucius, and mi...

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., eloiseherisson at a... wrote:


Eloise writes:
> 
> I firmly believe that that apparent public outing was not, in fact, 
public, 
> or this just doesn't make sense to me.


That Karkaroff trial/pensieve scene drives me crazy too...unless you 
do what you always *have* to do with Rowling's words and look at 
*every* *single* *word*.

All Crouch says is: "Severus Snape has been cleared by this council!"

It *doesn't* say: "Yes, we know he was a DE, and did some very nasty 
things but he has said he is sorry and we believe him because Mr. 
Dumbledore here says so."

Snape was never "outed". He was obviously accused but somewhere along 
the line it was "proven" (to the benefit of *both* sides) that Snape 
was not and never had been a DE. (Hence Fudge's shock when Snape's 
Dark Mark was revealed?)

This attempted public outing would have therefore become a public 
affirmation and would have buttered *both* sides of Dumbledore's 
bread.

Otherwise, as you say, it makes no sense that he'd be teaching at 
Hogwarts with no complaints from the WW in general (except perhaps 
about unfair grading) AND have the support of still loyal DEs such as 
Lucius Malfoy (as in the Snape for Headmaster campaign launched by 
Draco).

Melpomene