[HPforGrownUps] Snape the double agent

[Nathan]

No: HPFGUIDX 7851

>This has undoubtedly been said already, but if Dumbledore is using Snape as
>a double agent against Voldemort, he would surely not want him in the DADA
>position.  IMO, Snape would find it more difficult to persuade Voldemort
>that he was prepared to betray Dumbledore if he was teaching the students
>Defence Against The Dark Arts rather than Potions.  That said, I'm sure
>Snape would like nothing better than to teach DADA and the
>students may have
>picked up on this without realising why Dumbledore keeps
>overlooking him for
>the post.

Speaking of Severus the double-agent, isn't Voldemort on to him already? I
refer to book I, when Snape is threatening Quirrell (with the disembodied
Voldemort possessing the back of Quirrell's turban).

Nathan