Minerva McGonagall

[Gregory Sopko]

No: HPFGUIDX 148327

  > Gregory:
  > <snip> it's hard for me to believe I missed the fact that 
  > McGonagall often wore Slytherin colors.  Interesting.  I 
  > am more convince tho that she is a Ministry spy like a 
  > Percy Weasley type rather than a Death Eater.

  Allie:
  > <Gasps>  I believe that much more readily than I do the 
  > ESE!Lupin theories.  *IF* ESE!McGonagall is indeed true, 
  > does anyone have any ideas why Snape doesn't seem to know 
  > she is on Voldemort's side?  Voldemort has kept her identity 
  > from Snape?  If Snape's ESE, then there's no reason for him 
  > to bring it up to Dumbledore, but if he's *not*... <snip> 

Gregory:
It's not hard for me to believe than any DE would not know all the names of every DE.  Despite that fact, I don't believe that McGonagall is DE, as I said, she is more likely to be a MoM type spy along the lines of a Percy Weasley.  It's entirely plausible that Snape might not know that either or frankly care.  Why would Snape bring either of those things to DD's attention anyways?  Snape doesn't care who DD trusts as his major goal in life is to kill Voldemort for killing Lily Potter, at least thats the way I see it.  

I believe strongly that it will come out in book 7 that the surprise about Lily Evans-Potter is that Snape was in love with Lily.  Remember that Lupin says that Lily was a remarkable woman who could see the good in people even when they couldn't see it themselves.  I know that's in the movie, but even Rowling admits that the director was foretelling something important about the story.  I further am speculating that Snape went to Godric's Hollow to protect Lily and that may well be the reason Voldemort "graciously" gave Lily the chance to live which in turn was Voldemort's downfall.  I believe that Snape's love for Lily is why DD trusted Snape explicitly as love is a magic that Voldemort never understood.  Lastly, because Harry is James' son and not his, that would explain Snape's hatred for Harry because he is a living reminder to Snape that Lily loved James and not Snape.