Snape in the graveyard

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 92862

weirdsister06
> There are questions about Snape and the graveyard, to be sure.  He 
> must have had an excellent cover story for Voldemort since he didn't 
> show up when the mark first burned. <snip>


All Snape had to do was to explain to Lucius Malfoy that he couldn't
show up at the graveyard because he was at the Tri-Wizard tournament
right under Dumbledore's nose AND you can't apparate from Hogwarts.
(I've already given several detailed explanations as to why he
couldn't have gone there even if he wanted to, but these two facts
should suffice as the key reasons.) Once he had told Malfoy why he
couldn't be there, Malfoy could pass on the information to LV (who
might still suspect Snape of being unfaithful but could probably be
persuaded that he was a useful contact who should be kept alive for
the time being).

Since JKR herself has definitely stated that we can figure out who
"the one I believe has left us forever" is and she seems also to have
explicitly said at a Vancouver convention that the person is Snape, I
really don't see why we're still arguing this point.

Carol