Dumbledore and Snape that night WAS: Re: GoF CH 27-29 Post DH look

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 182352

> Potioncat:
> I'm not so sure. I thought DD was supposed to know that Snape was a 
> DE when he hired him. If DD had no reason to think Snape was a DE, 
> Snape had no reason for the "tale of remorse". Speaking of which, 
> that "tale of remorse" story to Bella was really true. Sort of. 

zgirnius:
Snape's line is that he spun Albus the tale of remorse, "Fresh from 
my Death Eater days". I took this to mean, that was claiming the tale 
happened *after* Voldemort was dead. When Snape (by his own, false, 
account, believed Voldemort was gone).

> Potioncat:
> Or do you think LV kept Snape under 
> wraps so that he could ask for the job as if he were not a DE? That 
> is, LV did not know that DD knew of DE!Snape. In that case, 
Trelawney 
> may have been right about part of Snape's motives that day.

zgirnius:
Yes, this is what I was suggesting. That Snape was sent as a 
straightforward spy, by Voldemort. Someone not known to be a Death 
Eater, but actually in his service.

> Potioncat:
> I mean, it would seem if Snape's intent was to offer 
> information to DD, why would he be so frightened of DD? He is, in 
> effect, giving the enemy information. 

zgirnius:
He has to be alive to provide that information. I think once 
Dumbledore reassures him he has no plans to kill him, he is less 
scared. 

I am reminded of Albus's explanation to Draco in HBP, that Death 
Eaters would expect the Order to kill him and his family in 
retaliation, because it is what they would do if the tables were 
turned. To me, this makes sense as an explanation of Snape's fear. 
He's facing the leader of the enemy, who is skilled and powerful 
enough to kill him, and he has done something specific that Albus's 
side would take exception to (reporting the prophecy).