Possible Discrepancy in PS

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No: HPFGUIDX 18262

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My question in all this discussion about Snape vs Quirrel, is how did 
Snape know about the Philosopher's Stone in the first place?

Doreen, going back to the book to look
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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Magda Grantwich wrote:
> 
> > I think Snape's comment about where his loyalties lay is the
> > clincher: Snape thinks Quirrel wants the Stone to give to V.
> > Quirrel's less-than-spectacular comeback to that comment would be
> > enough to wipe away Snape's doubts.
> 
> Actually, I don't think Snape knows that Quirrell's working for
> Voldemort. I think that Snape is mightily offended that Quirrell is
> working against Dumbledore in trying to steal the stone. Dumbledore
> might have given Quirrell a break in the same way he has many 
others,
> and it seems to me that it would really offend something in Snape's
> character for such ungratefulness and/or disloyalty.
> 
> I still think that Snape can explain this to Voldemort, as (a) he,
> Snape, had no idea he was obstructing the Master's plan, he begs
> forgiveness, and (b) Snape was, as always, working in his Master's
> interests in retaining and cementing Dumbledore's trust in him by
> thwarting Quirrell, who as far as Snape knew was taking the stone 
from a
> known place where Snape could at any time take it for Voldemort's 
use.
> Voldemort would doubtless give him some pain, but I think Snape 
could
> sell this bill of goods and come out alive and trusted by Voldemort 
to
> be his contact at Hogwarts.
> 
> --Amanda
> 
> 
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