HPB: One other little Snape thought

[davewitley]

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> "He has fought his way out of a number of tight corners by
> a simple combination of sheer luck and more talented friends."
> 
> That one made me blink. Snape doesn't attribute Harry's success
> to the indulgence of  Albus Dumbledore, as he did when he was 
> playing to Fudge in the Hospital wing in PoA.  Would a  DE  see 
> Harry's success as due to the help  of a 'more talented'
> muggleborn witch and  a blood-traitor? 

I thought another hole in Snape's explanation to Bella and Narcissa 
concerns Quirrell.  He says he never realised Voldemort was there.

But once Unicorns are being killed in the Forest, it's hard to 
escape that conclusion, as Firenze knows.  Given we now know the 
school keeps comprehensive records of detentions, and Hagrid 
specifically asked for help with this problem, it's hard to believe 
that Snape didn't know about it.  (Draco would have had to have kept 
mum, too.)

In fact, he is relying on Narcissa not putting two and two together, 
or Draco never having mentioned that episode to her - or her good 
will.

David