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

[Linda]

No: HPFGUIDX 56194

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Elisabeth wrote:
 
 
> Like, what's up with Snape, anyway?  
> 
> For example, if he just truly is a "slimy git," perhaps he is 
close 
> friends with the Malfoys, and the news was a shock.  If he is sort 
of 
> playing a part (which is a pet theory of mine) then perhaps he's 
> concerned.  Perhaps Snape is just well aware of Lucius' power 
within 
> the wizarding community (his influence over Fudge, his position 
> within the ministry), his secret stash of dark goodies under his 
> drawing room floor, and his knowledge of Snape's past.

 Me:

   I have a pet theory of my own regarding Snapes reaction in the 
infirmary. I don't think he was reacting to Malfoy's name at all. I 
think that perhaps he was simply reacting to the fact that Harry was 
naming names of DEs that he knew were at V's rebirthing. Could it be 
that he was there, was afraid that Harry recognized him, and he 
would be the next to be named? I don't know if this possibility has 
been discussed before. (If I'm repeating an earlier discussion, 
please let me know where the thread is.) I do seem to remember 
somebody saying, on some thread somewhere that Snape wouldn't have 
had time to be at the DE meeting and still be in time to storm 
Moody's office with D and M. However, we don't know what happened 
wiht the DE group after the portkey took Harry back to the beginning 
of the maze. If all the DEs disapperated (fearing V's wrath 
perhaps?), Snape could have disapperated even earlier, while the 
others were chasing Harry through the graves and it might never have 
been noticed. I know I'm stretching a bit here, but that leads me 
to...

Elisabeth also wrote:  

> Which brings me to another question, one that just hit me.  It is 
> common knowledge that Snape turned spy for Dumbledore, correct?  

 Me again:

   I don't think it is common knowlage. True, there was a sizable 
jury as well as a large number of spectators, but what if the MOM 
put a "gag order" on any procedings or statements concerning those 
in Vs organization that were spying on him and his group? It would 
make sense even if the MOM truely thought that V was gone forever 
because any supporters of V that were still at large would most 
certainly be looking for revenge. Don't you think? Look at what 
Black says to Wormtail about the DEs in Azkaban. "They all think 
you're dead, or you'd have to answer to them."(pg 368 POA)

    Just throwing the workings of my tortured mind out there for 
review.

      Linda