All things Snape (verrry long)

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 30742

Wow!  Sometimes all you can say is just Wow!

That said, a few remarks on one of the Snape theories:

> snip theory that Snape impersonates Crouch Jr. using polyjuice 
potion>

> Leaving aside that I agree the Ministry will pin the murder of 
Cedric on
> Crouch Jr., thus making it impractical for Snape to impersonate 
him, what
> good would using Polyjuice do? He might be able to pretend to be 
someone
> else for a short while, but how would that keep the DE's from 
learning that
> "Severus Snape" is a bona fide traitor? More to the point, what 
discreet
> strategic and tactical advantage does that give Dumbledore? Not to 
mention
> we've discussed on this list how it seems clear that whatever he 
goes to do,
> he and Dumbledore have had this contingency plan in place for a 
long time.
> Impersonating Crouch because he's available seems like a snap 
decision, and
> this task does not feel like a quick decision of any sort.
>  

Well, you've raised a rather nasty issue about the "Snape drinks 
polyjuice and joins the DEs as Crouch Jr.", that is, both Fudge and 
the dementor know Crouch Jr. is soul-less.  So if Snape impersonates 
Crouch Jr., he is likely to be discovered, particularly if Fudge 
motivated to claim the whole episode was Crouch Jr.'s fault, and he's 
been neutralized, so it's all over.  That is a problem.  Too bad, 
because I really liked that theory.

OK.  How about this?  Snape goes to Voldemort and says, "Crouch Jr. 
told me the whole re-birth plan, and I helped him.  Unfortunately, he 
was caught, and I let the dementor suck out his soul because I was 
afraid he'd talk.  Executive decision on my part.  How about if I 
take over where he left off?"  Perhaps Voldemort would actually buy 
this.  

Cindy (who really wouldn't mind of Voldemort *did* catch Snape after 
all)