Snape and Occlumency

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No: HPFGUIDX 121585


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "johnkclark" <jonkc at a...>  
(Egglant)wrote:
>  
> I don't think Snape works for Voldemort, but I don't think he's on 
> Harry's side either; after all the world is not divided between 
good 
> people and Death Eaters. Some very bad people are not Death 
Eaters. 
> By the way Inkling, your post was the most intelligent analysis of 
> the books that I've read in a long time.  

Inkling now:

(blush)Thanks...When you say he's not working for LV or Harry, do 
you mean he is playing both sides against the middle?  If so, to 
what end?  Snape is not in a position that allows him to be 
neutral.  He is, however, in a position to manipulate one or both 
sides for his own reasons.  He surely is aware of the tremendous 
consequences of his actions.

Here's another worrisome incident during the occulmency lessons:

During the second lesson, just before Harry does the Protego charm 
that reverses the legilimens spell onto Snape, he is able to see 
Snape for the first time while under the legilimens spell and 
notices that Snape is muttering under his breath while fixing his 
eyes on Harry's face.  Now, whats up with that?  I thought you did 
the incantation Legilimens, and then observed the contents of the 
target's mind, drawing whatever conclusions you could.  Instead it 
seems that Snape is going further and actually muttering 
incantations while he is inside Harry's mind.  What is he doing?

And -- there was a long thread on this subject here a little while 
ago -- Just before the battle at the Ministry at the end of the 
book, it would seem that Snape was the only one is a position to 
inform both sides of the fact that the kids had in fact left for the 
ministry, and when they left (I'm sure, as a Death Eater he can see 
Thestrals -- he may well have seen them take off, and could 
calculate when they'd arrive).  Somehow, the Death Eaters got there 
long before the Order members, with more than enough time to 
overcome the kids and get the prophecy, had they been more competent.

The Death Eaters seemed to know just when the kids would arrive.  
This is information that Kreacher could not have provided.  And I 
don't think LV's mindreading of Harry is that advanced or that 
precise.  So how did they know?

Inkling