Understanding Snape

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 153687

> >>Eggplant:
> Voldemort's plan was to trick Harry to go to the ministry, but when
> Snape showed up Harry was caught by Umbrage so Snape figured the   
> plan had failed, it never occurred to him that Harry would manage 
> to escape and make it all the way to the ministry. With the plan   
> canceled anyway it couldn't hurt to tell the Order of the Phoenix 
> what Harry said, in fact he had to if he wanted to remain a spy    
> for Voldemort.

Betsy Hp:
Except Snape went into the forest first.  He checked to make sure 
Sirius was actually okay, and then he waited for Harry to return. 
When Harry didn't come back, Snape went into the forest to look for 
him.  It's only after Snape realizes that Harry may have well found 
a way to the Ministry that he informs the Order.

So Snape must have realized that he was taking action *against* 
Voldemort at that point.

> >>Eggplant:
> Dozens of people heard Harry talk to Snape about padfoot (and at   
> least 6, probably more, were not Death Eaters) and sooner or later 
> The Order would hear about it and wonder why Snape didn't tell    
> them immediately.

Betsy Hp:
And Evil!Snape could equivocate.  It wouldn't be that hard.  "I 
checked on the mutt, he was okay.  How was I supposed to guess that 
the damn fool boy would drag all of his friends off to the Ministry 
to get themselves slaughtered by Death Eaters?"

Which would cut down on the number of children the Order could have 
questioned, actually.  Luna, Neville, Ron, Hermione, Ginny would 
have died more than likely.  Harry *may* have survived (blood 
protection) but he may have been a prisoner of Voldemort.

That would leave the Slytherins, and I'd imagine they'd be pretty 
close-mouthed on behalf of their head of house.

> >>Eggplant: 
> Snape is evil

Betsy Hp:
Substitute evil for sexy and you've got it about right. <eg>

Betsy Hp