Snape at rebirthing?

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 19852

Barbara wrote:

> Although Voldemort does not identify all Death Eaters
> present, he does a good job of identifying those who
> are absent:
> <snip>
> If Snape were at the graveyard, he wouldn't be alive
> at the end of the book.  It is clear that Voldemort
> recognizes each person there, even if he does not
> address each of them by name.  Unless Snape were using
> Polyjuice Potion, there would be no chance of his
> impersonating one of the other Death Eaters and
> witnessing Harry's duel with Voldemort.

Good point.  Snape might not be the DE "who I believe has left me 
forever" (though again, if I had to put money on it I'd say he is), 
but if he is one of the others there, why all the hoopla about "my 
most faithful servant" and Voldemort's excitement at learning he has a 
man inside Hogwarts?  If Snape were still playing the double agent all 
these years, V would have thought he already had a DE at Hogwarts, 
namely Snape.

Personally, I think Snape's flinch may just be from his deep-rooted 
sense, going back to his DE days, that DEs must not be named.  And I 
think he's also flinching at the thought that Harry may name him (not 
as someone who was there, but as an associate--who knows what V might 
have said?).  Snape is prepared to come out of the closet as an ex-DE, 
and Fudge, Dumbledore, and presumably McGonagall already know, but 
Harry doesn't (so Snape thinks, anyway) and it's got to be hard to 
have this most nasty of secrets dragged out in the open.  Other 
possibilities abound . . . is it the mention of Malfoy that shakes 
him?  etc.

Amy Z

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