How much of the Prophecy Snape heard WAS: Dumbledore Does Lie

[hickengruendler]

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> Carol responds:
 
> What I don't understand is how Dumbledore (Albus, not Aberforth) 
could
> just let Severus go if he suspected that he was a Death Eater and
> might reveal the Prophecy (or part of it) to Voldemort, 

Hickengruendler:

No proof? Listening on doors is not a crime. Although listening to 
Dumbledore's conversations might seem very suspicious, particularly 
at this time. Still, it's probably not enough to keep him imprisoned 
or something. (Though he could at least have modified Snape's memory, 
admittingly). Or of course the other possibility is, that Snape 
simply escaped. Maybe he overpowered Aberforth while Albus was 
talking to Trelawney. Albus is powerful, but Bellatrix managed to 
escape from him as well. 

Carol:  

> Also I don't see how Trelawney could think he was eavesdropping for
> job hunting tips when surely it was October or later and the 
teaching
> positions for that year had been filled months before (except for 
the
> sudden vacancy in Divination, presumably resulting from the former
> teacher's death). At any rate, Severus Snape wasn't hired as Potions
> Master until almost two years later, when Harry was about a year old
> (say, July of the year of Godric's Hollow, judging from the date 
that
> the booklists usually come out).

Hickengruendler: 

Maybe it was well known, that Slughorn wanted to retire in one or two 
years. Or Trelawney simply didn't know, that the Potions Teacher's 
post wasn't vacant at this time, even if it was in the middle of the 
year. Or maybe she didn't know, for which position Snape wanted to 
apply. Maybe she thought he was a rival for the post as Divination 
teacher, or the next in line for the post as DADA teacher, since it 
was likely that the current candidate would leave as well. After all, 
she might not necessary have known him him at this time and didn't 
know, which subjects he excels at.