ESE! Snape or not WAS: Re: Cheating

[Cheryl]

No: HPFGUIDX 146400

Amanda writes:
   
>IMO: I do not think that Snape is ESE. Of all the wizards, DD is the 
one whose word I would trust the most.
>1. SS/PS - Countercurse on Quirrell's magic on HP during the game. 
Helping DD protect the stone with potions obstacle.

Helping DD protect the stone would have been in character if he was 
ESE, but countercursing Quirrell to help Harry doesn't seem like it 
would help his cover, since DD wouldn't know about it at all unless 
Snape brought it to his attention.

>2. CoS - HP used SS's potions for making 'polyjuice' potion.

Well, that's not exactly helping Harry, lol!  He just happens to have 
all that stuff.

>3. PoA - Standing in front of HP/RW/HG putting himself at risk of 
werewolf!Lupin.

This one is the biggie for me.

>4. GoF - Was right beside DD and ready for helping when HP was with 
Moody!CrouchJr. with truth potion ready.

Yes, but Crouch Jr. wasn't exactly popular with the other DEs...

>5. OoP - Continually giving the Order information on LV.

As far as we know.

>6. HBP - Why woud SS have an argument w/ DD at the edge of the 
forbidden forest saying 'I want out'. I strongly believe that SS told 
DD about the UV and did not want to have to go through with it and 
was arguing with DD on what to do. He is continually trying to get 
information from Draco as to what he is doing.

I think it would take Snape about five seconds to get the truth out 
of Draco, which is one reason I think he didn't really know about the 
mission when he was talking to Narcissa.  We all know he has a nice 
little supply of Veritaserum.  All he would have to do is bring Draco 
in for some reason or another - he IS the head of Slytherin, after 
all - and slip him a little potion.  A quick memory modification and 
Draco is none the wiser.  The argument with DD is a huge clue, I 
think.

>7. ??? - ***IMO***: SS and HP will have a run in, and HP will be 
suprised at the outcome

Speaking as a writer, I just think that it's been placed in our laps 
a bit too obviously.  She comes right out in Book Six with Snape on a 
silver platter.  "See?  He's evil.  Evil evil evil."  It's just too 
pat.  I'm not buying it.
   
Nicky Joe