Return of Snape the spy

[prefectmarcus at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 23412

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., foxmoth at q... wrote:
> 	I know we've speculated that Snape might use polyjuice potion 
to 
> disguise himself on his return to the Death Eaters. I just thought 
of a 
> twist on that...what if he originally joined Voldemort under an 
assumed 
> identity in the first place? It's not so far fetched...I remember my 
> father explaining that in his radical youth he'd been a 
card-carrying 
> Communist...but the card had an assumed name.
> 	In that case, Voldemort might not know that the Death Eater he 
> believes has left him forever is in fact Severus Snape...the only DE 
> who would know is Karkaroff, which is why Snape encourages him to 
flee.
> It would also explain how Dumbledore could safely expose Snape  in 
the 
> courtroom and yet expect him to take up his role as spy again: no 
Death 
> Eater besides Karkaroff would know that Snape had penetrated the 
Inner 
> Circle. It would also explain why Voldemort didn't behave as if 
Snape 
> was one of his servants when he was inhabiting Quirrel.
> Feel free to pick holes in this, as usual
> 
> Pippin

Occam's Razor

JKR is seldom that convoluted.

Marcus