Snape as a Spy and Spy!Lucius, too!

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 86486

Jen R. wrote:

> > Who else planted the seed of "obtaining the Prophecy" in LV's 
ear, 
> > luring Harry Potter to the MOM, and having LV outed to the WW? 
Who 
> > was the one telling all the DE's "not to kill Harry" in the DOM 
even 
> > though the other children were expendable in his eyes?  

Carol wrote: 
> You're also right that he is the only one who could have informed 
LV
> that the way to lure Harry to the MoM was through Sirius, but the
> source of that information wasn't Snape, it was Kreacher. 


Jen R: Actually, what I meant was Lucius was the one who suggested 
that course of action to LV in the first place, "Let's get the 
Prophecy first!" 

I believe Snape is the one who overheard the Prophecy in the Hog's 
Head. Snape and Dumbledore worked out the elaborate plan explained 
in MAGIC DISHWASHER (#81010), to lure LV to the MOM and 'out' LVto 
the WW, then Lucius is brought in to 'plant' the idea of obtaining 
the Prophecy with LV. Of course, things went awry when LV started 
entering Harry's mind trying to lure him to the DOM instead.

Carol:
>I don't
> think Snape was in on Lucius's little scheme to succeed Voldemort, 
at
> least not with any real intention of acting on it, but I have no 
doubt
> that he used it to his advantage. (However highly Lucius may think 
of
> himself, Snape is undoubtedly more cunning and more intelligent, 
and
> has the advantage of knowing occlumency and legilmency.)
> 
> The problem for them both is that their link is broken. Is Snape 
going
> to maintain appearances by helping to break them out of Azkaban? I
> seriously doubt it. He doesn't want the DEs to be free. Will he be
> forced to work with Draco and Narcissa now? Surely he can't blow 
his
> cover and be revealed as, in essence, a traitor to his own house.

Jen R.: Hmmmm, I don't know what Snape knows--any surprise there? I 
agree with you that Snape is the more cunning and intelligent. 
During this War at least, Snape's military loyalty is with 
Dumbledore, but he has his own prejudices and beliefs as well. As to 
who Sanpe will work with next--I think the link is broken, as you 
say, and that Snape is in grave danger.