Return of Snape the spy

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 23493

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., prefectmarcus at y... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Indigo" <indigo at i...> wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Deeblite <deeblite at h...> wrote:
> > > At 12:54 AM 8/2/01 +0000, you wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > 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.
> > > 
> > > JKR has never started to write the concluding chapters of a 
> series 
> > before, 
> > > either.
> > > 
> > Oh, I don't know:
> > 
> > I consider the Pettigrew-framed-Sirius-and-cut-off-his-own-finger-
> > turned-into-a-rat-got-adopted-by-Percy-then-handed-down-to-Ron-
and-
> > chased-by-Crookshanks-before-being-revealed-as-the-Death-Eater-
who-
> > betrayed-the-Potters ...*gasp*  pretty convoluted.
> > 
> > Indigo
> 
> Okay, let me put it another way --
> 
>  "Have you ever hear of a plan where so many things could go 
wrong?"  
> (CoS Ch12)
> 
> I can very well believe Pettigrew's story above because it just 
> happened without anybody planning it.

Not true.  Pettigrew planned it.  He just didn't count on Sirius 
escaping with a mad-on.

  Life does get complicated 
> sometimes.  I draw the line at convoluted schemes.   

> So howabout pseudo-Moody, you ask?  I don't know.  How Bart Jr 
> managed to hood-wink Dumbledore for an entire school-year is beyond 
> me.
> 
> Marcus.

Barty Jr qualifies as "crazy like a Fox" -- and he himself worked 
very hard to get into character.  A bad guy replacing a good guy is 
an old dramatic chestnut.  It wasn't really convoluted, though. It 
was monomaniacal.  He wanted to get close to Harry so he could 
deliver Harry to Voldemort.  Everything else was incidental to him.

I wouldn't be surprised if Snape had done something of this sort.  
It's actually smarter than going in as himself and having Voldemort 
none the wiser about his defector after 14 years.

Can you suggest an alternative that's less convoluted but still 
covers all the bases Pippin's theory has? 

No disrespect intended. I'd just like to hear another theory if you 
consider Pippin's so implausible.

Indigo