What if Snape does not have to maintain any cover?

[Wanda Sherratt]

No: HPFGUIDX 101504

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jacqui" <jasonjacqui at y...> 
wrote:

> "The Dark Lord, for instance, almost always knows when somebody is 
> lying to him.  Only those skilled at Occlumency are able to shut 
> down those feelings and memories that contradict the lie, and so 
> utter falsehoods in his presence without detection"
> That right there IMO is a big clue that Snape is still going back 
to 
> V as a faithful DE.

Not necessarily.  He could be referring to his past experience with 
Voldemort, in his pre-Harry days.  Snape definitely WAS a spy back 
then, and he would have had to lie to Voldemort.  It was only his 
ability as an Occlumens that enabled him to do it and get away with 
it.  It's not clear that he is still doing it now.  But if he's not 
spying, I don't have a clue just what he IS doing.

Wanda