THEORY:Re: Snape and Neville

[gelite67]

No: HPFGUIDX 112025

 AF:
>  I think it is in Snape's interest to treat 
> both children equally horribly as he has no true evidence which 
> child the prophecy is about.  This way, if Voldemort or other DEs 
> attempt legilimency/occlumency with Snape, Snape can back up 
> his 'story' that he has not left Voldemort.  
> 
> 
Angie replies:
Good theory.  That would also support that the reason Snape has been 
turned down for the DADA job was to keep up appearances -- that DD 
doesn't trust him enough to allow him to teach that class.  However, 
Voldemort's power in legilimency/occlumency is not absolute.    I 
believe Snape could prevent him from reading his thoughts -- 
otherwise, LV would know about all the work that Snape does for the 
Order.