Snape's mission

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No: HPFGUIDX 105239

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nkafkafi" <nkafkafi at y...> wrote:
> 
> Neri:
> I've recently managed to convince myself that after the first war 
> Snape gave the Ministry a false testimony that acquitted Malfoy (and 
> most probably also Nott, Crabbe, Goyle, Avery and Macnair) of being 
> DEs. This was probably done by DD's directions in order to regain 
> their trust in Snape. Canon support for this is not only 
> that "lapdog" accusation by Sirius. In the end of GoF, when Harry 
> named Malfoy as a DE in front of Fudge, "Snape made a sudden 
> movement, but as Harry looked at him, Snape's eyes flew back to 
> Fudge". Several paragraphs later in this scene Snape makes the 
> surprising gesture of showing his Dark Mark to Fudge (and with Molly, 
> Bill and McGonagall present). Does Snape feel just a tiny bit guilty 
> about Fudge refusing to believe Harry, because he is the one who 
> originally convinced Fudge that Malfoy is innocent? 


Was Fudge Minister or senior in the Ministry at the time of the trials?
I don't think he was.

Snape knows something, I think. That or adding 2+2 and coming up
with an answer. Mafoy makes generous 'contributions' and is a welcome
guest in Fudge's office; McNair was the Official Executioner in PoA. 
Just how close to known/suspected DEs is Fudge? Will he defend
his 'friends'? And the answer is yes. Snape tries again  by  showing
his own Dark Mark; Fudge is unmoved. Snape (and by extension us)
now know that Fudge is not to be trusted.

Kneasy