Snape contiued (was Re: XPOST: Lupin is Ever So Evil Part One -- The Prank )

[quigonginger]

Neri wrote:
> I'm of two minds about this myself. I'm just saying that we don't 
have
> enough evidence to preclude the possiblity that Snape is doing his
> spying from Hogwarts. But if he was indeed accepted back by Voldy, my
> bet is that it wasn't achieved by hiding a thing that 200 wizards
> already know. There are less problematic ways to achieve the same 
end.

Ginger:  May I jump in with my pet theory about what Snape is doing?  
I do think he's spying, but not on LV.  I think he's spying on (and 
for) Malfoy (who, after all, speaks well of him).  

If Malfoy knows why LV wants the prophecy, (which he seems to in the 
DoM, or at least knows it *is* a prophecy labled Harry Potter and the 
Darl Lord) then he knows that HP is the one who can possibly destroy 
LV.  As there is no prophecy that he knows of on how to destroy 
himself, then he can play both ends of things.  Either LV will be 
defeated, and he is free to Take Over the Universe (TM) or LV wins, 
and he is securely at LV's right hand.

LM can do this by having Snape spy for him.  LM gets the goods on DD 
(or at least those planted by DD and Snape, and can go back to LV and 
report that his anonymous source "Deep Nose" has valuable info that he 
will only reveal to LM.  LM would either be good at Occlumency (taught 
by Snape?) or allowed Snape to Obliviate him of the memory of Snape's 
identity.  

Pure speculation here, but if you remember the giant-envoy fiasco, 
you'll recall that it didn't have much promise from the get-go.  
Perhaps Snape gave LM all the inside info on Hagrid and OM as they set 
out on their journey and LM used it as a test of Snape's validity.  
Not much for DD to lose as the giants were a bad bet, but much to be 
gained for establishing Snape as reliable to LM.

Just my little theory.
Ginger, enjoying hearing the Prank discussed by intelligent people.