[HPforGrownups] OFH, Life-debt and Snape/Lily-no-way

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 162359

Sarah:
>which existed long before the UV.  I think that Snape used a
>combination of Legilimency and/or good old fashioned BS on the Black
>sisters, 

Bart:
I have pointed out before (and do not believe it was answered) that what is notable about the coversation with the Black sisters was not what was said, but what WASN'T said. Out of all the actions we know that Snape performed against Voldemort, the most direct and (if Snape is Voldemort's man) inexplicable was Snape alerting the Order in time to save Harry & crew from the DE attack in the Ministry. Which means that it is a very reasonable bet that the Death Eaters (and, by extension, Tommy Riddle) do not know Snape's role in their defeat. To me, this, plus (as I have also pointed out a number of times), Snape's last "digs" at Harry, which make more sense as instructions on how to defeat Voldemort than as either angry or mocking remarks, make me sure that he is still on the side of the Order. The "red herring" in this is that, regardless of everything else, Snape is NOT a good man, nor was he ever. So let's go to another major clue: Snape attempted (with partial success) to betray Lupin in POA, yet Dumbledore and Lupin STILL TRUST HIM in regard to the Order. Which leads one to conclude that there is a VERY strong motivation, overpowering others, for Snape to stop the self-centered Mr. Riddle.

Bart