Lucius, my slippery friend (Was: Knowing Lucius was a DE)

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 56165

Elisabeth: 

> 
> Which brings me to another question, one that just hit me.  It is 
> common knowledge that Snape turned spy for Dumbledore, correct?  Then 
> why would the Malfoys be content with his presence at Hogwarts?  Why 
> doesn't Lucius have him removed?  Hmmm...
> 


It seems to be common knowledge. Dumbledore openly said it in court during 
Karakoff's trial. Perhaps not every wizard knows it, but one would think Malfoy 
would have been able to find out easily enough. And, as has been pointed 
out, when Voldemort was possessing Quirrell, Snape was working against 
him. So, Voldemort certainly should know.

As for the second part, why tolerate Snape.

It's always been played that the DEs did not know for sure if Voldermort would 
come back. Unless Lucius knew for sure that V-Mort was coming back, why 
bother fighting Snape, especially since Dumbledore seems to have protected 
him? The DEs seemed to take an "every man for himself" attitude when V-
Mort fell. 

And Snape has openly favored Slytherins and bereated muggle-borns like 
Hermione for the last four years, which Draco surely was reporting back to his 
dad, so he fits the ideal teacher in Lucius' mind in that regard.

I also like the idea of Snape really hating Gryffindors,and muggle-borns, but 
just not willing to have them all killed, like V-Mort and Lucius wants. 

Now, how Lucius feels about Snape being head of his son's house now that 
V-Mort is back is a good question...

Darrin
-- Every Death Eater for Himself would be a good name for song