On Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 2:12:40 PM UTC-7, Carpe Deim wrote:   
   > Tim Bruening  said in news:46B4346D.47233E60   
   > @pop.dcn.davis.ca.us:   
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   > > Page 30 of hardback Half Blood Prince: Snape claims that information he   
   > > has provided to Voldemort led to the murder of Emmeline Vance (An OOTP   
   > > member).   
   > >   
   > > The Prince's Tale (Chapter 33, pages 659-690 of Deathly Hallows).  Harry   
   > > views Snape's memories, which show that he had been working for   
   > > Dumbledore all along as a deep cover agent against Voldemort, out of   
   > > love for Lilly Evans Potter.  I find it hard to believe that a Snape so   
   > > loyal to Dumbledore would betray Emmeline Vance, or that Dumbledore   
   > > would allow Snape to do so.   
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   > I believe Snape did betray Emmeline Vance and furthermore I think DD   
   > told him to do it. When he's a portrait he tells Snape to relay the   
   > _real_ night Harry is to leave Priv Drive in order to keep his cover   
   > and stay in good stead with V. Pawns have to be sacrificed 'for the greater   
   > good'. Which is the defeat of V. DD tells Harry at the end of OOTP "what   
   > did I care if countless wizards and creatures were slaughtered as long as   
   > you were safe' (paraphrasing but I think thats basically accurate).   
      
   DD and Snape sure took a big risk when Snape told Voldemort the correct timing   
   for Harry Potter's departure from his childhood home!  They risked total   
   mission failure (the death of Potter).   
      
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