OoP: What Snape is really doing out there...

[rane_ab]

No: HPFGUIDX 64793

falconGK wrote:
> My impression from OOP was that the DEs all still think Snape is on 
> their side.  I found this highly unlikely, but its obvious that 
> Malfoy and the gang still look up to him, and he is still trying 
his 
> best to be the same jerk that he's always been, as though he is 
> trying to keep up his cover.  It seemed to me like he has somehow 
> pulled off convincing the DEs that he has always remained loyal to 
> Vold.  

I've always believed Snape to be on the good side... but throughout 
all these messages (there's no way I'm going to find which ones 
anymore), so many reasons are named for which Voldemort should 
distrust Snape (a.o. his interaction with Quirrel and thus Voldie in 
PS/SS, the mention of Snape's spying in Karkaroff's trial in GoF, 
Snape's training Harry at Occlumency while Voldemort can penetrate 
Harry's mind...), that I'm sad to say I'm becoming suspicious of him. 
Why does Lucius (at least) still trust him? Lucius is hardly an 
idiot. (Doesn't seem to be, anyway.) So I'm wondering (like so many 
others) what precisely Snape could have done to convince him he's 
still on Voldie's side. Has he really been on Voldie's side all 
along...? 
Of course, otoh, Snape would probably have to give the Order a reason 
why Lucius trusts him, too...

Cheerful greetings,
Rane,
getting more confused by the minute and dreading what we'll find out 
about Snape.