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Yes, I suppose, although I can't imagine that Snape was under the impression that the Death Eaters were a chess club when he joined. :-)

The thing is, if that's the case then I still think that either Dumbeldore seriously oversold Snape's remorse to Harry (since he clearly told Harry that Snape deeply, deeply regretted it) or Snape seriously oversold his own remorse to Dumbledore (which is still possible even if Snape is actually on the side of light).