Snape, trying very hard not to smile? Or is he just allergic to cats?

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Sue:
> > It is MVHO that Snape is directly in contact with 
> > > Voldemort.  That is what makes him so valuable to the Order.

Eloise:
> > I fear that he is, also.
> >snip 
> > I doubt that Harry would have seen anything that could have 
> > incriminated Snape in any way. Harry already knows he was a DE; 
> > anything he might have heard him say/seen him do could have been 
> > explained in terms of either his not having been converted to 
> > Dumbledore's cause at the time or acting as a double agent later.

Kneasy: 
> I'm not totally up to date with this thread, but your last 
> statement about Harry not seeing anything that might incriminate 
> Snape could be turned round.
 
> Tie it to the previous line where you fear Sevvy is in direct 
> contact with Voldy. Could Harry not buckling down to Occlumency 
> compromise Snape *with Voldy*?
> Does Harry know things about Snape that Sevvy would not want Voldy 
> to know?
> If he does then Occlumency protects not only Harry but Snape too. 
> If that were the case no  wonder Snape is frustrated about Harry's 
> attitude.
> It all depends on how much Snape has told Voldy already.
> It all gets delightfully  convoluted, doesn't it?

Susan:
An excellent point!  If Harry can learn things from Snape's thoughts 
or memories, then they're *in* Harry's thoughts now.  And then if 
Voldy can "access" bits of Harry's thoughts....  Snape better be 
careful to put *lots* of stuff in that penseive--not just 
embarrassing things he doesn't want Potter to know but also intel 
Snape might have discussed w/ DD.

I've probably beaten this horse to death previously, but while I 
*do* understand Snape's frustration w/ Harry--hey, I taught high 
schoolers!--I still think that ***at this point***, if we're right 
that Snape is worried about how Harry's not learning occlumency 
might compromise them BOTH, then he really HAS to find a way to stop 
sneering, stop being nasty, stop playing into Harry's tendency to 
get angry & emotional around him, and HELP him to learn 
Occlumency...HELP him to understand why it is so very VITAL that he 
do so.  I *don't* blame Snape for his frustration w/ Harry, but I 
*do* blame Snape for not trying harder to be a more effective at 
this point.

Siriusly Snapey Susan