SS question - Quirrell

pj655123 pj655123 at yahoo.com
Tue Aug 17 23:12:51 UTC 2004


This raises the question to me now that, if Snape is a Legilimens, 
he should have been able to know that Quirrell was up to no good, 
but we don't know this of course in movie/book #1, not until book 
#5.  Interesting theory... I can't wait to see what unfolds...
PH
--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Sherry Garfio <sgarfio at y...> 
wrote:
> --- pj655123 at y... wrote:
> > I was watching the SS Movie today and something hit me.  I've 
been 
> > reading alot of chatter recently on the Book group about Snape 
being 
> > a "double agent" and at the end of SS [the movie] when he's at 
the 
> > mirror with Quirrell, he mentions that Snape tried to save him, 
and 
> > Snape suspected him of wrong doings, etc... now, at this point, 
> > Voldemort was sticking out of his head, so naturally he would 
have 
> > heard every word...so wouldn't this now put Snape in jeopardy as 
a 
> > double agent, as his "cover" is now blown? Not sure if this 
question 
> > belongs in the "movie" or the "book" group, as it overlaps both, 
> > but, if you have any comments, I'd like to hear them!
> > PH
> 
> --- IAmLordCassandra at a... responded:
> 
> > Here's a theory: 
> > 
> > At the end of PoA, Dumbledore says. 
> > 
> > "You have sent Voldemort a deputy who is in your debt...[snip] 
and I'm much 
> > mistaken if Voldemort wants his servant in the debt of Harry 
Potter." (pg.
> > 427) 
> > 
> > Snape was trying to save Harry because he owed James' a life 
debt.  He could 
> > easily say he only saved Harry's life then so he could get out 
of that debt. 
> 
> I add:
> 
> Also, during the whole year, Snape didn't know that Quirrell was 
acting for
> Voldemort (or at least he could claim not to have known).  Snape 
could easily
> claim that he thought Quirrell was acting on his own, and was 
protecting the
> Stone from Quirrell so that he could get it himself - for 
Voldemort, of course.
> 
> Sherry Garfio
> 
> 
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are identical and our hearts are open."
>     -- Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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