Snape's position

[suehpfan]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nkafkafi" <nkafkafi at y...> 
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 In the extremely 
> centralist and secret organization of LV, I believe the DEs are 
> regarded by their roles rather than by their rank. LV thinks of 
them 
> as tools and weapons rather then officers and soldiers. Avery was 
the 
> DoM project man, for example. When Avery didn't deliver he was 
kicked 
> out and replaced by Rockwood. Even Malfoy was probably not told 
about 
> the project (not in detail, anyway) until he was needed for 
> organizing the raid itself. 

snip of excellent post addrssing the "need to know" policy of the DE's

Sue Again:

The only problem I see with this is that Malfoy must have known 
Voldemort was trying to get into the DoM to get the prophecy from the 
very beginning of book 5 because we have canon that puts him in the 
hallway and hexing the hidden Order member sitting there guarding the 
door. (Sorry, don't have my books for quotes)

It seems like Malfoy has pretty much all of the information, at this 
point anyway.  As far as Snape is concerned (I realize now I snipped 
that part...oops!) he is in a very important place for Voldemort to 
have access to DD, Harry and Hogwarts itself.  What I don't 
understand is how he could be serving the Order when he appears to  
have virtually no access to important information *from* Voldemort.  
And if he does, he isn't sharing (or, I know, I know, Puppetmaster!
DD).

No matter how you look at it somebody is going to be in *big* trouble 
because of Snape (sorry, *Professor* Snape).  Or Snape himself will 
take a very bad fall.  Either way, I don't think it is going to be 
pretty.

Sue