What if Snape does not have to maintain any cover?

[Jacqui]

No: HPFGUIDX 101506

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> 
> 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


Hmmmm...I guess thats why they say to each his own eh? :P 
I actually thought it was brilliant on my part (I guess thats not 
saying much) :)