Spinner's End--further evidence for DDsMan!Snape??

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 140136

Neri:
> The 3:00 AM estimation (3:04 to be precise) *is* the beginning of 
> civil twilight as computed by an astronomical software, see the 

houyhnhnm:

Rebecca suggested the latitude of Aberdeen.(Message 140096)  I don't
think the date is given but it is about a week before the end of term,
around the time of the solstice.

U.S. Naval Observatory
Astronomical Applications Department

Sun and Moon Data for One Day

The following information is provided for Aberdeen (longitude W2.1,
latitude N57.1):

        Wednesday
        21 June 1995          Universal Time                 

                         SUN
        Begin civil twilight      02:03                 
        Sunrise                   03:12                 
        Sun transit               12:10                 
        Sunset                    21:08                 
        End civil twilight        22:18        

(http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html)


Neri:


> 1. Order members regularly assisting with security inside Hogwarts, 
> apparently without most of the students being the wiser. This makes 
> calling in Order backup a much more plausible action for Snape. 

houyhnhnm:

That was a year later, after LV had come out into the open and
Dumbledore had been exonerated.  The situation was very different at
the time Umbridge caught Harry in the fire.  DD was on the run.  The
Order was threatened by the Ministry, which had seized control of
Hogwarts in the person of Dolores Umbridge, more than it was
threatened by Voldemort at that time.

Neri:

> As I wrote, it wouldn't be politic of him to bring 
> up this whole issue, which is probably why he didn't, 
> although Voldy must know that Snape needed to alert the Order at 
> some point if he were to maintain his cover.

houyhnhnm:

Why?  I'm not able to imagine your scenario.  How would Voldemort know
that Snape needed to alert the Order? Snape would have had to tell
him.  Tell Voldemort that he sabotaged LV's most important mission,
got a dozen of his Death Eaters sent to Azkaban, outed him to the
Ministry of Magic, and got DD back in the good graces of the WW again?
 And Voldemort just waved his hand and said "Well, you had to maintain
your cover"? I think Snape would be dead, loyal DE or not.