What does Lucius (and Voldemort) really know about Spy!Snape?

[Tammy Rizzo]

No: HPFGUIDX 101450

Stefanie wrote:
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.

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Now me (Tammy):

I can only imagine that Lucius and all the other DEs who never faced Azkaban are kicking themselves for settling for the wimpy old "I was Imperio'd" defense, when they *COULD* have done what Snape did, and 'turn spy' (wink wink, nudge nudge).  Oh, sure, they've all been cleared, since they were so *obviously* under outside control, but Snape, hey, he's not only been able to freely admit his DE associations, but he's even been forgiven by the MOM, and rewarded with a juicy position raising up the next generation of Death Eaters, all without having to actually turn away from the Dark Lord!  He's gotten the whole Wizarding World (those who know of his past, at least) completely fooled, obviously!  "Well, yes, I *was* a Death Eater, but then I saw the light and spied on them for the Good Side! (snickersnort)"

Of course, that's just what I think Lucius thinks.  Personally, I can't help but believe that Snape really *is* on the side of Dumbledore.

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Tammy Rizzo
ms-tamany at rcn.com