Snape thought Lucius was under Imperio ? was Re: Racism and Snape's grudge

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 101547

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Geist" 
> <editor at t...> wrote:
> > Pippin:
> > 
> > > It's interesting where this might lead Snape with Draco, 
>  because it seems that Snape wanted to believe Lucius had only  
> worked for Voldemort because of the Imperius curse.<<
> 
> 
> Amanda:
> > *pricks ears up*
> > Where did you get that? (is interested)


Pippin: 
> That's one explanation, (I can't remember who deserves the 
> credit)  for "Snape made a sudden movement, but as Harry 
> looked at him, Snape's eyes moved back to Fudge." in GoF.  
> Now that we know about legilimency, I read that as Snape being 
> surprised and looking into Harry's eyes to see if he was telling 
> the truth. If Snape was surprised to find out that Malfoy had 
> returned to the circle, then perhaps he thought that Malfoy really 
> had been under Imperius before.
> 


Potioncat:
That's very interesting.  I hadn't picked up on that one before.  

Back to Draco.  It's bothered me all along how any of the teachers 
will deal with some of their students becoming DE's or DE 
supporters. But it would seem particularly hard for Snape because of 
the role he's been playing. Unless he truely doesn't give a darn for 
any of them.