More then one path to victory?

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 148622

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "zgirnius" <zgirnius at ...> 
wrote:
>
> quick_silver wrote:
> > So really Snape has only ever been important when it comes 
> > getting inside the DEs and by the end of HBP Harry has another 
> > possible source of information from the inside...Draco. And I 
> > believe that Harry would be far more willing to deal with Draco 
then 
> > he ever would with Snape. 
> 
> zgirnius:
> Sure, I agree. Draco is an alternative source, and Harry would 
> definitely prefer to deal with him. But if Draco remains alive, 
and 
> among the Death Eaters, you can hardly say Snape has had/will have 
> nothing to do with that. And I am not sure Draco has the skills to 
> survive as a double agent, especially alone. Whereas, if Snape has 
been 
> doing it all these years, it would appear that he does have them. 
(Yes, 
> Draco is an Occlumens. But he's so obvious about it Snape can tell 
what 
> he's doing...let alone Voldemort, who is presumbaly a more 
powerful 
> Legilimens).
> 
> quick_silver wrote:
> > Even Snape's knowledge of magic is undermined...Harry has access 
to 
> > the Half-Blood Prince's most inner working though the Potions 
> > textbook. 
> 
Jen here,
I am sure this has been said before but I haven't followed every 
single word said on Snape but it seems obvious that if he is DDM and 
I believe he is, DD set him loose to go so deep undercover that he 
is a man alone now. He must be there to aid Harry but not with any 
Order member's knowledge or assistance. Everyone believes him to be 
the man who killed DD. That would isolate him because it also seems 
DD left no trace (that we know of) to clear him, to link him to the 
Order, nothing. He left Snape with a mission and left him to hang on 
his own skills and cunning. A pretty horrible parting gift but 
Snape's the man to take on the mission.
Jen D.
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