[HPforGrownups] Re: Occlumency -THE REAL STORY

[Jocelyn Grunow]

No: HPFGUIDX 123500

On Monday, January 31, 2005, at 11:35 am, tayla_gangrel wrote:

> While it isn't a wise idea to give up the identity of your double
> agent, I have to say that SS's cover is already blown.

A lot of LV's supporters lied about their behaviour after LV 
disappeared.  They said they had been acting under the Imperius curse 
(Malfoy) or didn't know that they were helping the DEs (Fudge).  Why 
wouldn't the DEs assume that Snape's story of being a spy was the same 
sort of skin-saving behaviour?

No-one would mention it (unless they had remember-the-good-old-days 
parties at Lucius' manor) but they would all assume that Snape had had 
the good sense and luck to get out of trouble with a good story, just 
as they had.

It was not until LV returned that Snape would have to prove himself one 
way or the other.  Since then he must have been treading a fine line if 
he has indeed kept his cover intact.

Jocelyn