Severus/Lucius

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

No: HPFGUIDX 86138

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snapesmate" <Lynette> wrote:
  
> There must be a reasonable explaination as to why Lucius, a devoted 
> Voldemort butt kisser is so tight with Severus, whom Sirius 
> described as Lucius' "lap dog" and whom Voldemort appears to have 
> described as the "one who has left him for good and would of course
> be killed".  

As far as I can tell from reading the books, Lucius doesn't know that
Severus turned traitor to Voldemort; Lucius acts friendly with Severus
and speaks well of Severus to people at the Ministry because he
believes that Severus is still a servant of Voldemort. So it must be
either that Voldemort didn't mean Severus was 'the one who has left
[him] for good', or that the Death Eaters didn't understand that
Voldemort meant Severus. 

Maybe Karkaroff was the 'left forever', Bagman was the 'coward', and
Severus the 'loyal servant'. Maybe Barty Jr didn't even have a place
in the Circle.

>  I also felt Severus' reaction in the hospital scene near the 
> end of GoF, when Harry described Lucius Malfoy was one of the DEs
> at the graveyard was important as well.  The way he started to 
> motion to  Harry while glancing over at Fudge?  

I had thought that incident meant that Severus had believed Lucius's
excuse about having been under the Imperius Curse rather than choosing
to be evil, until Lucius's voluntary attendence at the Graveyard
Gathering opened Severus's eyes to Lucius's true character. Since that
enlightenment, Severus only pretends to be friends with Lucius, in
order to pump Lucius for info on LV's plans. 

But other people on this list, certain that Snape is too perceptive to
have been fooled by Lucius, interrupt Snape's gesture to mean that he
is scared Harry will list him among people attending the Graveyard
Gathering, because (they say) he was there. And therefore doesn't have
to explain to LV why he wasn't there.