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

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>>>"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.<

Stefanie:
One little problem here -- 
". . . Father actually considered sending me to Durmstrang rather 
than Hogwarts, you know, He knows the headmaster, you see...Well, 
you know his opinion of Dumbledore - the man's such a Mudblood-
lover - and Durmstrang doesn't admit that sort of riffraff." (Draco, 
GoF 11)

Granted, if you want to disregard this, it *could* be passed off as 
Draco merely boasting...but Lucius has been shown to have a long arm 
when it comes to influence. If Karkaroff and Lucius are still 
friendly (and obviously Karkaroff knows about Snape's 
spyhood...being there and all) one would have to assume that this 
either never came up in their conversations (even considering their 
shared past experience of, well, eating death) or it *has* come up 
and consequently, Lucius knows about Snape. (We haven't exactly been 
given precedence of Karkaroff keeping mum about things) I'm inclined 
to believe that, at the least, Lucius may know, or Snape's spyhood 
is one of those buzzing things that "no one is supposed to know 
about." 

Now we also know from numerous citations that Snape and Lucius are 
on good relations. If Lucius knows that Snape is a spy, why on EARTH 
would he still be friendly with Snape.