Snape's Task

[zora_djevojka at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 15781


I wrote:

 > I've been thinking about the comments many list members made on the
 > exact nature of the Snape's task. I believe [primarily for the
 > reasons Amanda and Koinonia gave] that he returned to Voldemort as
 > himself, and that he placed  himself in some danger by doing so.


Magda wrote:

>I think that's an understatement; he's been close to Dumbledore for
>twelve years, V. obviously knows he's gone and declares he must be
>killed.  There are just too many people around who know where he's
>been.  Going back to V. means he's dragon kibble in very short order.
>
>And look at it from V's point of view.  He's got to make an example
>of somebody so the other DE's get the message.  What better way to do
>it than by torturing Snape?

In the second part of my original post I tried to convey an idea [but 
obviously not very well, sorry] that Snape was in fact still a Voldemort's 
agent when he originally became a spy for Dumbledore [what is the term for 
that-- a double/triple agent??]. So, even if he did have a true  change of 
heart before Voldemort's downfall [and warned Dumbledore about the Potters, 
for instance], he could still return to the DE assembly and say something 
like: "Master, our plan worked, the trusting old fool has taken me into his 
confidence."
That could explain, IMVHO,  why Dumbledore vouched for Snape during the 
trials, and why Voldemort interprets Snape's absence as merely cowardice.
Granted, Snape still has some explaining to do about the Philosopher's 
Stone incident and a couple Cruciatus curses will probably be headed his way.

Hopefully I've managed to make my thoughts intelligible this time :)

Vlatka





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