New thoughts on Occlumency

[Stefanie]

No: HPFGUIDX 100903

Susan:
> In SS, Snape meets Quirrell in the forbidden forest, he's on to 
> him about letting the Troll into the school as a distraction, and 
> tells him "We'll have another little chat soon, when you've had 
> time to think things over and decide where your loyalties lie." 
> (SS 13:226)  Even though we readers didn't kow that LV was hiding 
> in Q's turban (nor does Snape, we assume) LV *was* there.  How can 
> LV not now know where *Snape's* loyalties lie?!  
> 
> This is in the very first book, so I really don't see how Snape 
> can truly be spying for both sides, or how LV, Lucius, or anyone 
> else for that matter, can believe that Snape _isn't_ loyal to DD.  
> Wouldn't LV know from that moment on that Snape is no longer loyal 
> to LV at all?


Going along with this...How does LV not know where Snape's loyalties 
lie when DD lets everyone know that Snape was a spy at Karkaroff's 
trial? If he didn't know in the first 4 books, then after the DE 
break-out in OotP when those in prison are reunited with those who 
remained in public life, wouldn't someone have warned that DD 
vouched for Snape?

"Stefanie"