Future of Snape's Spying

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No: HPFGUIDX 144980

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ceridwen" <ceridwennight at h...>
wrote:

> Hagrid is one of three I suggested.  The other two were Lupin and 
> Aberforth.  You brought up Mundungus, also a good choice, for the 
> reasons you wrote down.  If there is such a contact person and 
> Dumbledore set it up before his death, he would have let them in on 
> the possibility that Snape may act in an odd manner, even look like 
> an outright traitor.  He would also have let them know about whatever 
> plans or fears there were connected to what we ended up seeing on the 
> Tower.

For me Hagrid would be unimaginable. He is just not smart enough, en
if Snape really still is a spy for the order, his contact person needs
to be someone for whom it is believable he or she will have this
incredably useful information and it would need to be someone whose
wordl will carry weight with the Order so they will take this person
and the information he present seriously. Hagrid is a no go for both.
He has no believable opportunity to get to DE's secrets and he does
not carry enough weigth as a person. 

Mundungus certainly could be a person who overhears shady
conversations and such. But he has demonstrated in the past that he
will desert his post if a good business oportunity comes along. Not
only is that a less desirable trait in a person who has such an
important secret to keep, these business oportunities could bring him
to the attention of the MoM and he could be invited for a stay in
Azkaban and there goes your contact. 

Lupin: could very well be. He is in the right camp, so bumping into
Snape is easy to arrange for both of them. Lupin has huge respect in
the Order. 

Hermione? Why would DD give such an important secret to an underage
girl, who is mainly involved because she is a friend of Harry? Sure,
she is a pretty smart witch, but there are more of these in the order. 

Another option: Tonks, with her morphing abilities. Easy to disguise
herself, so easy to meet Snape without any DE who might spot him being
the wiser. 

And my favourite: Molly. Why? Because nobody suspects it, it would be
lovely if she would have a more active part and if Snape really is on
the good side he needs a bit of mothering. 

Gerry