Hermione must be stopped/Snape's half truths in "Spinner's End"

[meltowne]

No: HPFGUIDX 149503

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Magpie" <belviso at ...> wrote:
>
> Magpie:
> Oh, so the line is more empty than it came across to me in canon. 
To me (and 
> I wish I had it with me so I could check) the line about "He's 
always 
> intended for me to do it in the end" stood out as meaning more 
than it 
> seemed, not less.  But you're saying, if I understand you, that 
Snape is 
> just still bluffing saying, "Oh, Voldemort always intended for me 
to do this 
> task in the end," still not knowing what the task is, and the line 
is more 
> directed to the women than to himself.  I hate to lose my 
important line, 
> but without the book in front of me I can't look for any reasons 
why this 
> interpretation doesn't work.

I have to agree with you - I think Snape knows what the task is, and 
surmises that this was always really intended to be his task.  Draco 
is given the task, as a test of his loyalty, but LV knows he won't 
be able to complete it.  I don't think LV is in on the vow, but may 
have known Draco would tell his mother, and that she would go to 
Snape for help.

I don't think Snape knew the task before Narcissa showed up asking 
for help, but are we all forgetting Snapes abilities?  Unless 
Narcissa is accomplished at blocking him, Snape could probably read 
it directly - he lets her almost tell him the task to allow her to 
concentr4ate on it, making it easier to pick up from her.  

I did not get the impression Snape was surprised in the end that 
this was Draco's task.  I do think he gave Draco the opportunity to 
tell him because he didn't want Draco to know he knew.

DD knows about the curse on the DADA position, but he knows it is 
safe to give the job to Snape - he knows Snape will be leaving by 
the end of the term anyway if he accomplishes the task.  Any other 
year he wouldn't give it to Snape because he wanted to keep him at 
Hogwarts.