[HPforGrownups] Re: Let's hear it for good old Snapey!

[elfundeb]

No: HPFGUIDX 88058

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> wrote:

> However, in my opinion, the circumstantial evidence points to Snape spying
> on Voldemort himself. It just doesn't *feel* like the foot-stomping red
> herrings we've seen before (although I may be wrong). For instance--Harry
> didn't tell Snape that his memory of Rookwood had been from Voldemort's
> perspective. We are not told whether the memory itself told Snape what it
> was, but from what Snape mentions: "that man and that room"--he recognized
> them and knew what they were, and what Harry's seeing them meant.

I'm not sure how this suggests one way or the other whether Snape was in contact with Voldemort himself.  Snape would not have needed access to Voldemort's memories to be able to identify Rookwood, and he might have recognized the room from his past as a DE as well.  

I've always thought Snape's comment (which Alla quoted) was carefully constructed *not* to suggest that Snape was in physical contact with Voldemort.  The full quote:

> > "it is not up to you to find out what the Dark lord is saying to his
> > Death Eaters.
> > No- that's your job, isn't it?" Harry shot at him. ....
> > "Yes, Potter", he said, his eyes glinting, "That's my job. Now, if
> > you are ready, we will start again..." (OoP, p.531)

Snape refers "what the Dark Lord is saying to his Death Eaters."  He can learn that by spying on the Death Eaters; he does not need to be in contact with Voldemort himself.  He's in enough danger even by having contact with the DEs, especially if they are also talented at Occlumency/Legilimency, as you suggest Lucius is.  Moreover, the Occlumency lesson at issue took place two weeks after Harry saw Rookwood kneeling before him, certainly long enough for Snape to have paid a visit to him and uncovered that memory.

Debbie
who always thought Voldemort has reason to suspect Snape of being the one who told Dumbledore he was after the Potters

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