Snape's Loyalties

[sophineclaire]

No: HPFGUIDX 73745

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Arya" <jdq53562 at a...> wrote:
> > ... I am wandering down the road of thought that Snape is really 
> > posing as a spy but working at times for Malfoy/Volde.
> > 
> 
> bboy_mn:
> We must remember that Snape is a double agent; he is a spy for both
> sides. Snape tells Dumbledore he is spying on Voldemort, and he 
tells
> Voldemort he is spying on Dumbledore. 
> 
> At some point in order maintain his credibility, he must betray both
> masters. He has to give Voldemort information about Dumbledore, 
other
> wise, Voldemort is never going to trust him; he has to prove his 
loyalty. 



  I think DoubleAgent!Snape could work ( or at least Voldemort could 
trick Snape and Dumbledore into thinking that it works) if you 
consider what happen during WW II when towns in England were being 
bombed. 

  I'm assuming that anyone who has done history at some point in 
their schooling may remember reading about the code breaking teams on 
both sides of the atlantic and the Enigma machine.  Long story short, 
these teams had just broken the german codes when they discovered 
that a small town was a future target for bombing. Rather then 
prematurely revealing to the Nazis that the code had been broken, the 
military did not release information that could have saved the people 
who died.

   To keep Voldemort content and Snape in the semi-good graces of the 
Dark lord, I'd say DD is going to sacrifice some people  to keep V 
from discovering just how far ahead of the game the Order may be. 
Indeed, if V is a stronger legimen than Snape is an Occulem, a couple 
of real information may be very helpfull.

-SophineClaire