Occlumency & Imperio

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 149300

An inquisitive Jen D. here:

> Don't leave us hanging like that. Spill your guts about said 
> evidentiary information pertaining to Snape and his allegiance....

houyhnhnm:

It's been argued before to the usual avail, so I probably should have
left the last sentence off.  I was really just trying to qualify my
statement that the Occlumency lesson scenes convinced me of Snape's
DDM identity.  I don't think it is possible to prove that Snape is DDM.  

I do think it is possible to prove he is not LV's Man. I searched for
the original thread; I was unsuccessful unfortunately. But basically,
it's this: I don't see any way the Order's early knowledge of
Voldemort's design on the prophecy can be reconciled with
LordVoldemort'sMan!Snape.  If Snape is not loyal to Voldemort then
everything he says to the various Death Eaters, including Bellatrix
and the DEs on the tower and the lawn, is invalidated and you can go
from there.   Like I said, it was argued before.  No one's mind was
changed.  I was really just trying to make the point that the
Occlumency lessons show Snape's character to me in a way that is
consistant with being DDM but do not necessarily prove it.