How to rescue "EWWWWW"

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 34944

/me is becoming obsessed with EWWW, but notes one consistent problem 
people have with it. How did Voldemort join LOLLIPOPS? And why would 
he care?

BTW, Cindy, just wanted to mention that I am a firm Ambush supporter, 
in some form or another. :-)

Anyway, here are several scenarios.

1. Snape tells Voldemort willingly. It seems everyone agrees that 
Snape and Voldemort do not sit around trading stories about lost 
loves.

2. Snape tells Voldemort unwillingly. First of all, why would 
Voldemort be looking for the information? Secondly, as someone pointed 
out, if Voldemort is so good at figuring out LOLLIPOPS, why doesn't he 
also detect more obvious things like Snape being a spy?

3. One of the DEs tells Voldemort. Likelier. After all, they went to 
school with Snape. They notice some reluctance on Snape's part to go 
after the Potters and peg it down to Lily. (Isn't this part of some 
Ambush theories?) All someone needs to do is pass it on to Voldemort. 

4. What of Peter Pettigrew?  I've noticed many LOLLIPOPS theories in 
the past have compounded Snape's pain by having James know about 
Snape's feelings for Lily. What if Pettigrew knew too? Recruited by 
Voldemort (and not by Snape, otherwise the whole set-up of PoA doesn't 
work), he tells all. And why? Not because he's concerned about Snape. 
Oh no, that's not our Pettigrew. Pettigrew hates Snape, just as much 
as Sirius, methinks. And he believes he can discredit Snape with 
Voldemort by "slipping" this out. (Pettigrew/Iago anyone? I also bet 
he turned Sirius against Remus.)

But then, why does Voldemort concoct the "ewwww" plan? Many have 
pointed out that Voldemort is hardly sentimental (assuming that he's 
joking when he calls himself sentimental in GOF, of course). 

But, if (unlike Pettigrew figures) Snape is essential to his plans 
(and Voldemort's search for eternal life's possible connection with 
potions comes into play here), Voldemort could see "ewwww" as a 
perfect way to get Snape back on track again.

Eileen

PS. The most important part of the EWWW theory, imho, is that it 
explains why Voldemort offered Lily her life, something that no other 
theory has, to my eyes, properly accounted for.