What if Snape does not have to maintain any cover?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 101505


Jacqui" <jasonjacqui at y...> wrote previously:
> 
> > "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.
>

Wanda:
 
> 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


Alla: 

Exactly, to me this quote absolutely does not prove that he is spying 
right now.


Actually, he could be spying as animagus. :o) (The non-conventional 
way)


Alla