Snape, Malfory and Azkaban

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 111078

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tonks_op" <tonks_op at y...> wrote:
> Many of the DE are in Azkaban or in hiding, and some got off when 
> they were tried in court. Snape was a DE and we do not hear of him 
> being in Azkaban or a court trial. Also we have never heard of L. 
> Malfoy being in Azkaban or on trial. Why is that?  Maybe they never 
> killed anyone??
> 
> Tonks_op

B_Boymn:

There was an implied Hearing regarding Snape at which Dumbledore
intervined on Snape's behalf and assured everyone Snape was a good
guy. Dumbledore's statement to this effect is from the Pensieve scene
where Prof. Karkarov accused Snape (GOF).

Slippery Lucius Malfoy, who in all likelihood had many powerful
friends indebted to him, claimed he was innocent and that he had been
bewitched (Imperius Curse) into doing all those horrible things he was
accused of. Given his prominent status in the wizard world, and his
ample distribution of gold to the right people, apparently the court
decided he wasn't acting of his own free will, and slippery as ever,
he got off. 

The REALLY big question is, can he pull that same stunt twice? Will
they believe him this time? I'm really torn. On one hand I want him
punished, but on the other, this is one very very slippery Slytherin.

Just a thought.

Steve/b_boymn