Snape (Was: How is Snape doing it)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 89931

> Carol:  
> > The question now is, do the Death Eaters know what happened to the
> > "faithful servant"? Do they even know who he was? (We do, and
> there's
> > no ambiguity in LV's words for us, but do they? Does even LV know
> what
> > happened to him?) Unless Snape, in his role as double agent, told
> > Lucius Malfoy, I don't see how they *could* know. But one thing's
> > certain. The "faithful servant" did not return.
> > 
> > Thoughts, anybody?
>
Catherine McK"
> The following is predicated on Crouch being the faithful servant...
> 
> Is the Dark Mark a two-way connection? I think probably not, else
> there would be no point in Karkaroff fleeing, and no possibility of
> interesting conspiracy if LV knew where all the DEs were (also
> Hermione's coins, based on the same charm, are changeable only by her,
> not teh holders). That said, the mark might indicate if the bearer
> died, not that that is any help here as Crouch is alive.
> 
> Voldemort can only know what if a)Snape told him, b)he read it in
> Harry's mind - unlikely - c)someone else told him. That could either
> be another double-agent in the Order, assuming Dumbledore told them
> what happened, or Fudge who was actually there. I can easily see Fudge
> telling Malfoy "can you imagine, Dumbledore actually expected me to
> beleive this shaggy-dog story about the return of You-Know-Who! The
> man's going mad!" And Malfoy dutifully reports to the Dark Lord,
> earning a few brownie points and possessing a useful bit of
> information.
>

Carol:

Your idea that Fudge told Malfoy, who in turn told Voldemort, makes
sense to me. And, not that it's directly relevant here, Malfoy would
know through Wormtail about Sirius's ability to transform into a dog.
At least there's no need (plotwise) for Snape to have revealed either
bit of information and no need, really, for another traitor within the
Order (other than the treacherous Kreacher, who of course isn't a
member of the Order).

Carol