What is the use of Ch2 "Spinners End"?

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 134504

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hannah" <hannahmarder at y...> 
Hannah:
> 
> Another interesting thing revealed here was Snape's position as 
> LV's 'favourite, his most trusted advisor.'  This too would be hard 
> to come by anywhere else via Harry.  Finally, any and all of the 
> information given in that scene could be significant in book 7.  
> Remember, books 6 and 7 are like two parts of the same book.  


houyhnhnm:

We need to remember that Narcissa is usuing flattery to get what she 
wants and Snape has greater power among the DEs the closer he appears 
to be to LV.  We don't know his real relation to LV from this 
conversation.