Snape (Was: How is Snape doing it)

[suehpfan]

No: HPFGUIDX 89758

Sue here.  As I was reading GOF for the umpteenth time it occured to 
me that most people (like me) assume that the two missing DE's 
Voldemort mentions are Snape and Karkarof, but what if they are not?  
I don't have the books in front of me, but I know there was at least 
one reference to the fact that none of the DE's knew who all of the 
others were, and there must have been more than the few that 
apparated into the grave yard.  I know that Snape's mark burned and 
that he was to apparate immediately to the spot where Voldemort 
called him, but it seems possible that there were other groups 
meeting in other places to get instructions.

That would mean, of course, that Snape was not necessarily in 
Voldemort's "inner circle".  Since Serius refered to him as "Malfoy's 
lap dog" and he said himself it was his job to find out what other 
DE's were doing, not Voldemort, it seems possible to me that his 
working for both sides could be in a different context.  Since he 
would only see Voldemort occassionally his need to hide his thoughts 
would be tested less often.  Perhaps he needs only to fool Malfoy and 
other DE's.  This would make working as a spy a bit less complicated 
and the information he would need to share about DD less sensitive. 
Snape could simply say the DD trusts him enough to give him a job but 
gives him no other information.

If in fact the missing DE's are not Snape and Karkarof who could they 
be?

Just thinking out loud.
Sue