Whys is Snape allowed to continue spying?
amiabledorsai
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Mon Jun 27 01:43:36 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 131483
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <labmystc at y...> wrote:
> Perhaps this has been discussed, I'm not sure. During my re-reads a
> question has popped into my mind. Why is Snape allowed to continue to
> get close to Death Eaters like Malfoy? Voldemort obviously knows that
> Snape has betrayed him and joined the Order. Luicius Malfoy more than
> likely knows that Snape is a traitor by now? How can he continue in
> his function as spy when everyone knows he has joined DD. Or am I
> missing something?
My guess is that Snape is not so much a spy as a spymaster, that is,
that he uses his inside knowledge of the Death Eaters to garner
information. Perhaps he is "running" other DE's who want a ticket out.
Given the very public manner in which he was outed as Dumbledore's
spy, I can't see him reporting as himself to Voldemort. Maybe he's got
the elder Crabbe in a trunk, and Polyjuices himself to look like him
when he attends a meeting.
Amiable Dorsai
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