[HPforGrownups] my Remus Is Good! crusade and sketchy Snape (was Lupin is worse) (longish)

[Silverthorne]

No: HPFGUIDX 99559

If Snape has been in good favor with Lucius for all these years, why on earth did he get no information about the actual spy?  

Justine


Being a spy is a double-edged sword, especially in a group that (should be) as paranoid and distrustful of people as the DE are.

Snape may have never found out because he was never told. Kepe in mind, that the DE are so paranoid that no single DE except Voldemort knows who all the others are--so it's very likely that Snape never found out because he never *saw* Peter for sure at DE functions...(and. Peter may not have gone to gatherings anyway--I dont think he ahs the Mark, so Voldemort calling his DE would have no compunction for Peter to follow. Reporting himself to Voldemort, though...

To be honest--I suspect only Voldemort knew about Peter within the DE structre. Much safer and smarter that way (I also notice that it seems Voldemort was a lot smarter, or at least more effective, the first time around)

Now why would Voldemort not say anything? Easy--really, all Peter is good for is to tell him where the Potters went to. Sure, he gives reports for the Order's movements--but who's to say Vodlemort did not have  more than one spy back then (and not just Snape if you want to go that route). Peter, by being willing to turn his friends over, is already showing signs of being untrustworthy for either side--and there's another difference between Peter and the other DE. The DE are horrid, nasty folks, but they had their fair share of very loyal members--Peter, by betraying his friends--out of mere fear no less ("Paraphrase: "the Dark Lord was coming into his power, there was no escpaing him') instead of beleif in an ideal, is very obviously not very loyal. What if DD, or worse yet, the Aurors got hold of the little rat. Remembered how he squealed in the Shack in an attempt to save his own hide? The guy will say anything to anyone to stay in one piece. Poor choice IMHO, for full status, even in a faction as evil as the DE (Although he could have done half the work for the good guy by his own nature if he had been a full DE memeber *eg*).

So use the little punk for what he would be really good at--a small insight into the Order, and to show Voldemort where the Potters are. Other then that, he has no real use. So what if he dies? There's always plan 'b'...and if its one of his own DE 'buddies' that kills him...ah well. Still no big loss.

To fill the void that Peter has (other then the Potters, that is), I can think of several possibilities for a more 'heavy duty' spy.

Snape is an obvious shoe-in, especially for those determined that he's really a bad guy all around (personally, I don't beleive it). Mundungus comes to mind--Con-men rarely pick a side--just stick with the most convinient one at the time, and the one most likely to keep their arses out of the fire when their own little ploys go wrong. If Voldemort really was coming o string way bakc then, then FDung, like Peter, might have decided V's side was the most likely to win out. 

If we want to go as far as Pippin, we can always tack Lupin down as the next one (After all, does anyone remember anything happening to his parents? We know they did their best to take care of him...but where, pray tell, are they now? Very powerful encourgament for a man desperate to have *anyone* like/love him?). I'm sure there are other Order members that can fit the bill too--after all, who do we really know anything about?

Other then Harry, not much about anyone...

Also, Lucius strikes me as the type to never trust anyone--including a 'friend'. He may have very well figured out Severus by now (and even then)...and is keeping that information that Snape has gone over secret for his own uses rather than give it over to Voldemort. After all, Mr Blonde and Snobby does have his own agendas to look to...

Anne/Silverthorne


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