Snape and Lucius Malfoy (Was:More Snape conundrums...)

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No: HPFGUIDX 71974

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bookraptor11" <DMCourt11 at c...> 
wrote:

>>>This gives Malfoy a vested interest in keeping Snape alive, and 
allows Snape to get information for the Order either through Malfoy 
or directly as reinstated Snape. It might also explain why the 
DE's went a little easy on the kids in the DOM; Malfoy was leading 
them. Someday it might be very important evidence that he was working 
for Dumbledore and tried his best to shed as little blood as 
possible. 


Not a bad theory.  :)  One problem with them 
going easy b/c Malfoy was leading them:  Malfoy says, 
"don't forget, be gentle with Potter until we've got the 
prophecy, you can kill the others if necessary."  I DO think you're 
right that they would be hesitant to kill pureblood children- it's 
probably no coincidence that one of them is ready to use Avada 
Kedavra on HERMIONE but not on the other kids.