Snape

[bostonlsu81]

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From: bostonlsu81
Subject: Re: Snape
Reply To: [Yahoo! #5463] Snape
Date: 8/1/00 10:42 am  (ET)

> This message will contain spoilers for GoF. SO look away now if you do
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> There has been plenty of talk of the task Dumbledore had for Snape.
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> When I first read the bit where Voldemort is talking to the Death
> Eater's my first reaction was Karkaroff for the one who has run off
> and Snape to be killed. When I sat back and thought about htis after
> rereading GoF my reaction was to change this to the other way round.
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> I would suspect that Voldemort does not know Snape was a spy. If he
> had found out before his 'accident' then he would have killed him.
> Since then I do not know who would have been able to tell him.

The obvious conclusion from the first read of the book was that Snape
was the traitor and Karkaroff was the coward. I think that's the best
indication that the opposite is true, since the obvious conclusions are
so often wrong in these books!

I think it is going to be VERY interesting to follow Snape during the
next few books. The biggest question will be whether he really has turned
over to the good side or is a double agent for Voldemort. Either way,
I expect we will see quite a bit of nastiness from Snape in the next book.

My guess is that his mission was to immediately head off for a reunion
with Big V and the Death Eaters, and he knew he was going to have to pay
for being the last to arrive. That could explain his apprehension and
excitement about the upcoming mission. One question that came up about
this in the usenet group was whether he is still undercover given that he
was named at a spy in front of the full council (200 or more witches and
wizards) during Karkaroff's trial. I think it could still work, but he may
have to commit a few dark acts to prove his bonafides again. We shall see!