I'm very sorry about Wednesday night. It all got so hectic, but I know that's no excuse for letting myself get distracted to the point of putting everyone at risk, even the children. Especially the children, apparently. I never could have forgiven myself if something had happened to any of them. Harry might never get the chance to know, but Hermione, I hope you'll consider my apology, although I don't expect you to accept it.
Anyway. Walden Macnair. I thought I knew him, for a while, but I suppose it's difficult to really get beneath the surface when we're all hiding so much. These days, it's just not safe to give too much of yourself away to anyone.
As someone who has been through a somewhat similar experience of proving himself after a period in the wilderness, I think we owe it to Macnair, and Snape, to allow them a chance to explain, if they're inclined to take it. They're not the only ones who've made regrettable choices, and allies are a commodity we could certainly do with gaining, especially allies with some degree of insider knowledge and information about our enemies, even if it is a little out of date now.
And they took the Vow. That counts for a lot.
As for how we might extract genuine and trustworthy information, I'm afraid I haven't a clue. Snape may not be the most skilled at social niceties, but he's most certainly intelligent enough to find a way around almost any way we might devise to test his loyalty, should he so wish. And Macnair's sharper than you might think too.
The pensieve sounds like a good place to start. If they've been travelling together for a while, I wonder if we might obtain information on Snape from Macnair, and vice versa. They may be more willing to give up things they've learned about each other than things they want to hide about themselves, especially if they're to be separated.
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Date: 2011-06-17 09:55 pm (UTC)Anyway. Walden Macnair. I thought I knew him, for a while, but I suppose it's difficult to really get beneath the surface when we're all hiding so much. These days, it's just not safe to give too much of yourself away to anyone.
As someone who has been through a somewhat similar experience of proving himself after a period in the wilderness, I think we owe it to Macnair, and Snape, to allow them a chance to explain, if they're inclined to take it. They're not the only ones who've made regrettable choices, and allies are a commodity we could certainly do with gaining, especially allies with some degree of insider knowledge and information about our enemies, even if it is a little out of date now.
And they took the Vow. That counts for a lot.
As for how we might extract genuine and trustworthy information, I'm afraid I haven't a clue. Snape may not be the most skilled at social niceties, but he's most certainly intelligent enough to find a way around almost any way we might devise to test his loyalty, should he so wish. And Macnair's sharper than you might think too.
The pensieve sounds like a good place to start. If they've been travelling together for a while, I wonder if we might obtain information on Snape from Macnair, and vice versa. They may be more willing to give up things they've learned about each other than things they want to hide about themselves, especially if they're to be separated.
I certainly don't envy you chaps the task.