OoP: Snape's Lessons

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 63269

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "buildonmacanri" 
<harrypotterlist1987 at h...> wrote:
> I'm not sure if I've missed something but from my reading of it 
> Dumbledore said that the reason he didn't teach Harry Occlumency 
> himself was to hide his relationship with Harry from Voldemort.  
> Seeing as Snape is supposed to be spying on Voldemort and the Death 
> Eaters, would it not be stupid for him to teach Harry occlumency 
> because if Voldemort could see what was going on through Harry, 
> Snape's cover would be broken.
> 
> Donal

Excellent point and this could indicate that Snape is NOT part of the 
inner circle again, but is doing something else to "risk his life 
while Sirius sits on his backside."

V-Mort only names three DEs who are missing from the circle in GoF 
and we've assumed that is Crouch Jr., Snape and Karakoff.

But just because there don't appear to be any more DEs unaccounted 
for doesn't mean there aren't former V-Mort sympathizers who are as 
yet on the fence that Snape might be trying to pull over. Or, he 
could be spying from afar, using connections even V-Mort didn't know 
about.

Darrin
-- By the way, that "softening up" thing STILL bothers me and for the 
first time since SS, I am wondering if Ron doesn't have the right 
idea about Snape.