Snape (was Re: the mind link / Diary!Tom / wizard divorce / Draco /

[potioncat]

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> 
> zgirnius:
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> 
> So, Albus and Snape have previously discussed what they would do 
> about this problem, and it is possible, anyway, that Snape knew 
from 
> that conversation, that Albus was going to make that offer. As to 
> where he would take them - it's not too hard to hide someone, if 
you 
> can cast the Fidelius Charm.

Potioncat:
That works. Except that would put even more on Snape's shoulders. I 
suppose DD would think he's up to it. <g>
> 

> 
> zgirnius:
> There was a big difference between what Slytherins and Gryffindors 
> do. Gryffindors make fun of him before he even has a chance to get 
to 
> know them, and Slytherins accept him and give him a chance to fit 
in. 
> ((James and Sirius on the train, and Lucius after the Sorting). And 
> it turned out that what it took to fit in, was mouthing stuff he 
may 
> have already heard from family about Muggleborns, and his skills in 
> Dark Arts, which to a kid who has never been accepted as part of 
> anything, would be pretty meaningful.

Potioncat:
He did fit in well with the Slytherins. They seemed to like  him well 
enough. And I believe he did not see any difference between the magic 
they were doing, and the magic James was doing. 


Zgirnius
> Only getting over her didn't work out. He was Death Eating merrily 
> along, blithely disregarding any indication he might have had that 
> she was in danger from his fellows (and, he might not have been 
> paying attention, so there might not have been much *to* 
disregard), 
> when he found out he personally was responsible for exciting 
> Voldemort's interest in her family. He found he could no longer 
tell 
> himself he did not care what happened to Lily, and we know what 
> happened next.
> 
> That's how I understand the situation, anyway.


Potioncat:
Hmmm---thier friendship ended at 16, although they had two more years 
of school. They may have spent a lot of time avoiding each other. 
After graduation, she became a full-time Order member, but that may 
not have been common knowledge. Unless he was stalking her, he might 
not know.

We know that Regulus joined the DEs without really knowing what sorts 
of things LV would do. It could be that Severus did too. I just can't 
understand how he could join an organization that had as part of its 
beliefs that Muggleborns were mud. Unless of course, he had a bit of 
resentment toward Lily---and wasn't thinking of how severe the anti-
Muggleborns were willing to go. Here I'm talking about when Severus 
first joined the DEs. 

Ok, that sort of starts making sense to me.

So, what was Severus doing that not even Sirius knew he was a DE? Do 
we think DD knew before the meeting on the hill?