Do the Death Eaters know Snape is with the Order?

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No: HPFGUIDX 68434

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "joanne0012" <Joanne0012 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jesmck" <jesmck at y...> wrote:
> > Snape does have the dark mark and it did start to burn.  I thought LV
> > was referring to both him and Karakoff (sp? I'm at work and don't have
> > the book with me), because Karakoff spoke out against LV when he was
> > thought to be dead.  LV said two were missing.  I might be remembering
> > incorrectly, but I think LV named everyone that was present too,
> > didn't he?
> > 
> 
> No, he didn't.  He went around the circle, commenting on the spaces and on *
> some* of the individuals he came to. From pg. 651 of the US hardcover:
> 
> "He walked on. Some of the Death Eaters he passed in silence,
> but he paused before others and spoke to them."

Lord V. arrives at 2 empty spaces during that sene, and comments on one being a coward and the other having left "forever" who "of course be killed".
JKR in some interview (do't have it handy, sorry-maye someone else can find a link) confirmed during a Q & A that V. was talking about Snape as the one who left. Also, in yet another interview/Q & A when a child asked if that meant Snape's death, she said "He's tough" and in fact has pretty much said he's be around for book seven.
I think it safe to say that Snape was NOT at that meeting, even in disguise, for he could have simply said so to Fudge without bothering with or needing to show the DeathEatwer mark.
Do the DeathEaters know Snape is with the Order? Abetter question might be "Do the DeathEaters KNOW about the Order?" It IS supposed to be secret-look at the lenghts taken to conceal the meeting place!