Snape and Dumbledore in GoF

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 185015

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Happy Smiley
<happyjoeysmiley at ...> wrote:

> Ah, but I think the risk here was Snape and DD discussing the 
> event and spotting the gap in the explanation "Moody" had given 
> to DD (as to how he got there in the first place).


zanooda:

I understand what you mean, but it seems to me that in this particular
case there was no reason for "the gap" to come up in DD/Snape
discussion at all. Let's try and imagine this hypothetical
conversation :-). Snape wasn't present in the Forest, so it would be
him asking questions, not the other way around. If DD mentioned that
he asked Moody to search the Forest, Snape would just assume that DD
summoned him (Moody), like he summoned Hagrid, so he wouldn't think
about asking *how* exactly Moody knew where to find DD.

The only question DD could ask Snape was: "Anything suspicious here in
the castle?" and the answer would probably be "no". If he answered "I
didn't see anyone at all after you left for the Forest with Potter",
then yes, it could make DD suspicious, but obviously Snape didn't say
that :-). This is the case where the wording is important - one word,
and DD's suspicions would be aroused, that's why I believe that
mentioning Snape was a risk for Fake!Moody. However, he took this risk
and it paid off. "The gap" *could* come up in the conversation, but it
didn't necessarily *have to*, and it didn't :-).