Snape and Neri's old theory. WAS: Re: Missing Horcrux = Ravenclaw's

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 137392

Neri: 

> Moreover, once Snape knows that Umbridge is in the Forest and
 her office is wide open, I see no reason why he can't use her
 fireplace to communicate with 12GP instantaneously

Pippin:
Good thought!  But then  he'd get Kreacher! Whatever Kreacher said, 
it would be for the purpose of confusing Snape. We know that
Kreacher can lie, and that even Dumbledore had trouble getting
through his defenses.

That would explain why Snape only grew worried that Harry might
"still" believe the vision when he didn't come back. He might have
thought, thanks to Kreacher, that Harry had been told that Sirius
was safe, and  the purpose of Harry's message was to get Snape to 
double check. That Harry seemed to have shifted his attention to
dealing with Umbridge would  confirm this. 

Still, Snape was concerned enough to send a patronus to GP
to make sure.

Why would Snape be worried about anything Harry would run into
in the forest? It's part of the grounds, the Death Eaters can't get
in.

It's now canon that Snape has known all along that Harry is the 
Chosen One. If Umbridge or anything else in the Forbidden 
Forest  thinks  they can take him on, they're no doubt mistaken.

Pippin