Snape's role in the Order

[Cindy]

No: HPFGUIDX 71711

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "davidbartmess"
<david.bartmess at m...> wrote:
> SC wrote:
> > > Several people have suggested that Snape will assume 
> another identity to return to the Death Eaters, but I have
> a major problem with this... In GoF during the scene in the
> graveyard, LV knows EXACTLY who is who, despite the fact that 
> they are masked and cloaked. He also knows EXACTLY who isn't 
> there. I can't believe PolyJuice would fool him for a second. >>>
> 
> 
> I agree that PolyJuice potion alone wouldn't fool LV, but remember 
> that Snape is very skilled in Occlumency, and "Only those skilled at 
> Occlumency are able to shut down those feelings and memories that 
> contradict the lie, and so utter falsehoods in his (LV) presence 
> without detection."  Snape would have to be able to lie undetected 
> infront of LV in order to be a spy, so possibly he could get away 
> with posing as someone else with PolyJuice potion, in front of LV.
> 
> "David Bartmess"

I don't know how Snape is spying on the DE's - and this irritates me
to no end. But after sifting through ootp 3 times, I believe it must
have something to do with Occlumency - because this is something
'new', it has a lot to do with Snape, and we don't know that much
about it yet. I think that Snapes roll in the Order, and Occlumency
will be a major part of the next story. At least I hope so, I didn't
get enough Snape in this book.
I still don't see how that would help him. He would need to have the
other persons memories in his head, so that he could focus on them
instead.
-Cindy