Is Snape protected by Fidelius?

[erinellii]

No: HPFGUIDX 88978

 pippin wrote:
> What if Snape's identity as Dumbledore's spy is protected by the 
> Fidelius charm? As Secret Keeper,  Dumbledore  could reveal 
> that Snape was a spy  to the court  at the Pensieve trials and 
still 
> expect it to remain secret.The people  at the trials would never be 
> able to tell anyone else what they'd heard. 
> 
> It also makes more sense out of the Occlumency bungle.  Snape 
> can reveal himself "Yes, Potter, that is my job" without fear. 
> Voldemort, even if he is occupying Harry's mind at that moment, 
> will not find out. But the Secret Keeper is another matter, and 
this 
> may be another reason that Dumbledore chose not to teach 
> Occlumency to Harry himself.


Erin:
But, from the way I understood the charm to work, if Dumbledore is 
Snape's secret keeper this time around, then Snape should have not 
been able to admit to Harry that he was spying.  Only DD could do 
that.  Unless Snape is his own secret keeper?

Erin