Vampire Snape/Knowing Lucius was a DE/Remus as Spy (WAS: Thoughts and questions)

[rane_ab]

No: HPFGUIDX 56167

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Laura" <metslvr19 at y...> wrote:
> 
> > > > 
> 
> You're being sleepy. =)  
> 
> Although I honestly can't think of a more reasonable explanation, I 
> just don't buy it.  We're told over and over again just how 
cunning, 
> devious, even brilliant Snape is.  There are clues all over the 
place-
>  he seems to be in charge of all potions in the school, and he 
seems 
> to be right up there with Dumbledore and McGonagall in terms of 
> power. He is described as knowing more about the Dark Arts when he 
> came to Hogwarts than most upperclassmen.  True, this was 
> rather "dark" knowledge, but knowledge just the same.  He figures 
out 
> that Harry was on the staircase in his invisibility cloak the night 
> Professor Moody saved Harry's you-know-what.  

Er... No offence, but it seems to me Snape likes to blame 
*everything* on Harry. Probably, when anything goes wrong, his first 
thought is *Potter*. It just si happens he is often right. As the 
stories are almost completely form Harry's point of view, we only 
*get* to see the parts where he is actually right (or at least 
looking in the right direction). Though I have no doubt Snape has a 
ready mind, he seems to let it be obscured by many, many prejudices.

> I also seem to get the impression that Lucius has fooled precious 
few 
> people.  The guy in Borgin and Burkes comments on his, er, fondness 
> of Dark objects, the Weasley's see right through him, everyone 
knows 
> he was in with Voldemort.  The only person I can recall every truly 
> trusting the guy is Fudge- and we all know how *that* story goes.
> 
About the Weasley twins: let's not forget they're Arthur Weasly's 
sons. Who works for the Ministry. And is, as such, convinced Lucius 
had sth to hide. Not that I deny he is probably right, but I was just 
thinking that as AW's sons, they're probably more priviledged to much 
more info than many of the other wizards.
As to the guy at B&B... Well, obviously, Lucius has been knwown to 
buy some dark objects from the place earlier. Come to think of it, 
just the fact that he actually steps into the store proves to the man 
behing the counter that he is, indeed, a dark wizard.

It has been mentioned before that there are "rumors" about Lucius. 
But then, that's all they were. There are no specifications to 
exactly how credible those rumours were; especially as, after LV's 
downfall, there must have been many rumours indeed. Which to believe 
or which not to - that is a problem even Harry faces.

Also, the fact that he might be known to have preferences for Dark 
Magic don't immediately lead to the conclusion that he is a DE. I 
mean, LV is hardly the only representative of Dark Magic. It must 
have existed many centuries before even Tom Riddle was born - there 
is no reason to believe that all Dark Magic practisers were LV's 
minions.

Just some thoughts, though you may well be right,
Cheerful greetings,
Rane.