Who knew Snape was a DE Re: What if other teachers behaved like Snape?

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No: HPFGUIDX 101288

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
 "darrin_burnett" wrote:> 
> > But it is not exactly a secret that Snape was a DE. It was said 
in > open court. Rita Skeeter was there. Fudge should have known.

Pippin: 
> It is a secret. Sirius does not know, in GoF, that Snape was a DE. 
> In fact, he can't believe that Dumbledore would knowingly hire 
> him if that were the case. (chapter 27, GoF) 

Mel:
Which is really something when you realize he's been incarcerated AS 
a DE, *with* DEs for TWELVE YEARS. Now that's just odd.
He's heard NOTHING about Snape?
Not even how that weasel slipped out of facing his charges...or how 
that snake pulled the wool over everyone's eyes...? Nothing? Either 
it's a BIG DARK SECRET all wrapped up in some magical-wizarding bow 
or Sirius Black is really, really dumb.




Pippin: 
> Rita Skeeter was not present at Karkaroff's trial AFAWK. She was 
> at Bagman's. 

Mel: 
Now *there's* a nasty piece of work for you.



Pippin:
> It is curious that Sirius believes that Karkaroff was able to 
betray 
> a number of Death Eaters "he put a load of other people into 
> Azkaban in his place" (GoF ch 19) when from what we see in the 
> Pensieve, Karkaroff actually betrayed only Rookwood. The other 
> people he tried to give away had already been discovered...and 
> by whom? 


Mel:
Ah ha....



Pippin:
> One of Dumbledore's useful spies, I suppose. My theory is  
> Snape's cover is intact because Karkaroff was blamed for all his 
> betrayals. 


Mel:
My theory as to why Snape's cover is intact is because his 
public 'outing' actually bought him credibility in both camps. The 
DE's all think he managed to pull the wool over Dumbledore's eyes 
and the Ministry takes Dumbledore at his word. Of course getting to 
blame Karkaroff for anyone Snape turned over is icing on the cake, 
innit?

Melpomene