Voldemort's Vulnerability and Snape as Crouch Jr. (WAS Bone, Flesh & Blood )

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 30358

Jason wrote:

> First, I believe that Dumbledore's look of triumph has to do with
> Voldy being reborn with the hand of a servant indebted to HP and the
> blood of HP...somehow this will end up being Voldie's Achilles heel.
> It does further tie these two wizards.
> 


Terrific observations, Jason.  I must admit that this theory hadn't 
ever occurred to me.  If I can pick at it a bit, though, when Harry 
tells Dumbledore what happened in the graveyard, he doesn't mention 
that Wormtail cut off his hand.  A rather large omission, no?  Maybe 
JKR just doesn't tell us that Harry mentions this.  Also, if the use 
of Wormtail's hand for Voldemort's re-birth undermines the protection 
Harry has, then why can Voldemort touch Harry now?


Jason again:

> 
> A few days ago I mentioned my belief that Snape was the coward and 
that
> Karkaroff was the one who left for good. As I sat in the cinema it
> finally hit me that Snape confronted Quirrell WHILE Voldie was in 
the
> turban. Moreover, Mad-eye Crouch was interrogating real Moody and
> undoubtedly uncovered Snape as the double agent. If this is so and
> Snape is the one who the DEs are going to kill (maybe that is the 
death
> JKR has been referring to) Snape, where did he go when Dumbledore 
sent
> him off that night during the parting of ways?
> 

Hmmm.  You may have a point that Voldemort knows that Snape is 
working as a double agent.  The scene you cite in PS/SS, coupled with 
Dumbledore telling a huge room full of people in the Pensieve scene 
that Snape is a spy, suggests that Voldemort has figured out Snape is 
the traitor and plans to kill him on sight.

So (as you ask), where *did* Snape go that night?  It can't be to 
return to Voldemort, because Snape wouldn't have come back in one 
piece.  

Brace yourself for a totally wacky theory.  I think Snape the Potions 
Master went off and drank some polyjuice potion to become Crouch Jr.  
I think I recall that polyjuice potion takes a while to brew.  So 
Crouch/Moody must have had a cauldron simmering somewhere, ready to 
go once he adds some hair to it.  Snape would have found that batch 
of potion, snipped some of Crouch Jr.'s hair, and gone off to join 
Voldemort, not as Snape, but as Crouch Jr.  Remember, Voldemort 
doesn't know Crouch Jr. has been subdued, and he plans to honor 
Crouch Jr., the faithful DE, beyond all others.  Snape knows 
everything he needs to know to impersonate Crouch Jr. because he was 
conveniently present for Crouch Jr.'s interrogation.  

Also, we are told that Dumbledore and Snape seem awfully nervous 
about whatever it is that Snape has to do.  If Snape is likely to be 
welcomed back into the ranks of the DEs as Snape, there's no reason 
to be particularly nervous.  But if he has to use polyjuice potion, 
and if he can't find a way to take it hourly, he will be discovered 
and killed.  

The Snape-as-Crouch-Jr. thing has lots of exciting potential for 
future stories.  We know that Crouch Jr. will be honored over all 
over DEs, so Snape will be in a position to do some serious spying.  
He'll know everything!  For instance, maybe Voldemort will capture 
Karkarov and assign Snape the task of "disciplining" Karkarov with 
Crucio or even Avada Kedavra.  The internal conflict possibilities 
are delicious.

Having said that, I am listening to GoF also, and I heard something 
interesting in it for the first time.  When Snape shows Fudge his 
dark mark, he says:  "Every Death Eater had the sign burned into him 
by the Dark Lord.  It was a means of distinguishing one another, and 
his means of summoning us to him."  What does Snape mean when he says 
the dark mark was a means of distinguishing one DE from another?  Are 
all dark mark tattoos different?  If Voldemort wants to summon just 
one DE, and he touches Wormtail's mark, do all of the dark marks 
burn, or just the mark of the DE Voldemort needs right then?  I have 
no idea.  Any ideas?

Cindy (who will tolerate more polyjuice potion if it makes Snape the 
undercover right-hand man of Voldemort)