Both Spies...

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 109130

CMW:
"If Peter were waltzing up to VM with Order info, wouldn't Snape,
as a
trusted DE..." snip

Mary:
"Also, and I may just be forgetting something, but he didn't really have any very big important information until the Secret Keeper position became his. And for Snape to have done anything about it, if he knew, it would have had to been to go right to the Potters home, since I have always been under the impression that once the Potters were in hiding, the attack was practically instantaeous.  If I forgot something an important detail somewhere that would put my foot in my mouth, forgive me."


DuffyPoo:
"And then, barely a week after the Fidelius Charm had been performed --" [Fudge speaking here.]  So, not quite instantaeous, but pretty quick, none the less.  As I said on another post about this subject, Karkaroff pointed out that only LV knew who all his followers were.  All the DEs didn't know all the DEs (and for good reason obviously or Karkaroff could have given more names in his hearing).  If LV had his own reasons for keeping Snape and Wormtail from knowing about each other (my theory is he did have a reason) then they would not have known about each other. Besides, LV knew Wormtail's uses and they were few.  Even the Order never considered him a spy, or that LV would want anything to do with "a weak, talentless thing like [him]." Karkaroff didn't mention Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Nott, Avery, the Lestranges, Crouch, Jr....he only named those he was personally aware of: Dolohov, Rosier, Travers, Mulciber, Rookwood and Snape.

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