Vengeance on Snape? Re: Snape--Abusive?

[syroun]

No: HPFGUIDX 115907


> Sigune:
> Crouch does point it out himself as well - sorry, I forgot about 
> that line:"'Snape has been cleared by this council,' said Crouch 
> coldly. 'No! shouted Karkaroff, straining at the chains which 
> bound him to the chair. 'I assure you! Severus Snape is a Death 
> Eater!'" (GoF Ch. 30 The Pensieve, p. 513 British ed.)
> That is when DD rises to re-state that he has given evidence on 
> the matter...What keeps puzzling me - but I have little knowledge 
> of the workings of law and court - is that Snape is 'cleared'. The 
> word suggest to me that he is proved not guilty, whereas he 
> clearly has been a Death Eater. Does anybody know what kind of 
> status spies have, that is, are they 'cleared' of crimes committed 
> because they made 'good' use of their experiences in the end? 


Syroun comments:

In the States, it is common to offer persons immunity from 
prosecution in return for substantial cooperation in terms of 
testimony or information provided on a one-time basis or as an on-
going provision. It could have involved a similar arrangement or a 
type of plea bargain or even further down the road of 
speculation....a kind of witness relocation program, in that Snape 
is under DD protection at Hogwarts in return for apparent 
abandonment of his DE background.

> Even so, I think a verdict of 'not guilty' is a bit rich, but 
> maybe that's just me.

I agree; he was obviously guilty but escaped prosecution and public 
disgrace for a reason. I still contend that this is further proof 
that he is/was involved, in an intergal way, with the DE's and will 
eventually prove to show reason for continued distrust.

Syroun