[HPforGrownups] The "Hitler Youth" (was: Re: Is Draco Evil & a true enemy of Harrys'?)

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 25104

v_hayrabedian at yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> Another thought - if Snape was in Voldemort's inner circle (correct me
> if I'm wrong) when Voldemort 'died', just how young was he when he
> started spying?

If he's about 35 now, he was about 23 when Voldemort fell. Brethren of
the LOONs, does anyone know how long Voldemort was terrorizing?

> It'd take him several years to get to that position
> of power/trust,

Not necessarily. Voldemort believes that he can always detect falsehood.
Plus one of his ego is not the kind to worry about threats from those he
believes subordinate. I think a follower, if useful and talented, could
advance rather quickly. I doubt it was a position of trust, none of the
positions under Voldemort that we've seen have been, it would have been
a position of *use*.

So Snape need not have been mid-teen. He could easily have been just
over 20.

--Amanda


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