Snape

[hert0661]

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From: hert0661
Subject: Snape
Date: 7/31/00 6:42 pm  (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.

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.

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.

However Karkaroff put some Death Eaters in Azkaban and I would guess that
Crouch would know this and woulod have mentioned it. It is worth noting
that Voldemort's two helpers in getting his body back have hardly been
able to follow wizarding affairs for the last few years.

Also I got the impression that Snape went off to do 'the task' straight
away. The third task to end of term feast is at least one week and quite
likely that it is longer. I doubt, if Snape was going back to spy, that
he would have wanted to wait too long before going back. The longer he
left it the more guilty he looks. SO I guess by the end of term feast
he has already started the task.