Snape and the MOM (Was: Snape the coward or the one left forever?

[earendil_fr]

No: HPFGUIDX 92910

Sue wrote:
> No doubt this is true.  *Everyone* knew Lucius Malfoy was under the 
> Imperius Curse too ;).  The question was in regard to Snape being a 
> member of the Order not about his denouncing Voldemort.  Voldemort is 
> very aware that everyone in the circle around him at the graveyard 
> had denounced him or they would be in Azkaban, which is, of course, 
> the reason the people in Azkaban would be so well rewarded when they 
> were freed.  The problem for Snape is that he also (according to DD) 
> turned spy and everyone in the room knew that as well.  Which is why 
> so many of us think he is the one Voldemort "believed" had left him 
> forever.

Or... Snape was supposed to be doing some spying for Voldemort as 
well. Voldemort would know his being a spy and a member of the 
Order, and use him as a double spy to get information from the 
Order... So Dumbledore's words at the trial wouldn't come as a shock.

Which side Snape was really on at that time, and who he gave real 
information about the enemy, could also be debated, since we only 
have Dumbledore's word that he was on the Order's side.

This could also be some kind of Slytherin behaviour from Snape... 
Rooting for both sides and in the end pretend he had always been on 
the side of the winning ones, whoever they were...

Earendil.