Grammar question (proving that Snape is evil?)

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 148725

Chrus

> What if DD didn't know about the UV? 

houyhnhnm:

But he did know, from Harry at least (and at the time Harry told him, 
five months earlier, he implied that he--DD- knew more about it than 
Harry), so this premise is false.  

DD's choice of words "This is what he *may* have told you" if it has 
any significance at all, is what DD would say if he didn't want to 
reveal the full extent of his relationship with Snape.

"I asked SS to watch over you..." "This is what he may have told you, 
but" implies that Snape is merely following orders given by his 
headmaster.

"This *is* what he told you", on the other hand, would imply that 
Snape gives detailed reports about his conversations with Draco to 
Dumbledore.  

DD is revealing a few things to Draco on the tower--about his own 
knowledge of the plot, about the Order's ability to disappear people, 
because he is trying to win Draco over or stall him or whatever, but 
he is not about to "out" Snape to Draco.