[HPforGrownups] Re: How's Snape Doing it?

[Iggy McSnurd]

No: HPFGUIDX 89547



> From: Caius Marcius 
> 
> In Chap. 25, The Daily Prophet article reporting the Azkaban prison
> break refers to Sirius Black as the "only" previous escapee. This
> indicates that the story of BC Jr. never became public.
> 
>     - CMC
> 

Iggy here:

There's also the facts that Fudge would keep the escape of Crouch Jr. a
secret, and he didn't believe (through most of the 5th book even) that
Voldemort had come back, so he would have no reason to let them keep
Barty to make the potion with.

Also, remember that Snape had been a spy *long* before Gof.

Snape is a master of Occlumency which, as he pointed out, allows one to
hide their true motives and emotions as well as keeping people out of
their minds.  This aspect would render Voldemort's ability to detect if
Snape is lying null and void (as has also been pointed out in how lies
are detected by Legilimency).

So, Snape actually being in covert contact with Voldemort is just as
viable as him getting his information through someone like Lucius.  It
is even more likely, as whoever was Snape's contact would have to be a
master of Occlumency as well... which would make Snape being able to
verify the truth of the information very difficult.

IMHO, the most viable theory is that Snape is somehow in contact with
Voldemort, who thinks Snape is his double agent, but doesn't know that
Snape actually truly works for Dumbledore.

(Snape working for Dumbledore is supported by the fact that he *did*
report Black's situation and such to Dumbledore as well as, IIRC,
helping to interrogate Kreacher.  If he had not done so, then there
would have been a much better chance of Voldemort getting his hands on
the prophecy.  Snape could have kept the information to himself, let
Voldemort get his hands on the prophecy, and not revealed his
inaction... while still remaining free and clear of suspicion.  In other
words, he would have had nothing to lose, and everything to gain, if he
really was working for Voldemort, by just keeping his mouth shut.)


Just my two centaurs worth...

Iggy McSnurd