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

[Sherry Garfio]

No: HPFGUIDX 47333


Melpomene 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.

> 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.

I add:
Also, all of the known DEs were either imprisoned or "cleared".  Lucius Malfoy
was also (falsely) cleared; all of the other DEs know this.  So why should
Snape be any different?  Snape could go on with his life and his career, just
like all the other free DEs, with the public thinking he was innocent, while
the other DEs "know" he's really one of them.  They may or may not know what
his "cover story" was, but they would just assume he lied like they did.

Of course, none of this proves what his *true* loyalties are; either he is
fooling the DEs and is really a spy for Dumbledore, or he is fooling Dumbledore
(and the public) and is really a loyal DE.  I really hope we don't find out for
sure until the end <G>.

- Sherry, loyal Snape fan


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