Chocolate Frogs/ dementors/ Snape/ Brother wands (was Fawke's Feathers)

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 41021


> 
> Alyssa writes:
> 
> > And I've been wondering for awhile: If Snape was a DE, why didn't 
he get punished for it? Even Dumbledore admitted he was a DE, but 
turned back to the light(GOF, The Pensieve). I don't believe the MoM 
would have let him off just because of Dumbledore? He still was a DE 
and must have done horrible things during the war for Voldemort. Was 
it because he was giving them info about Voldemort's actions that they
> decided to let him off for it?
>

Richelle follows:
 
> Snape's a real mystery, and though I'm not quite sure what, I'm 
sure that he
> must have done something pretty incredible near the end of 
Voldemort's reign
> to get Dumbledore on his side.  Saved someone, told something, etc.
> Something that would without doubt prove he had turned away from 
the dark
> side.
> 


I write:

I wonder if Snape is on some kind of double-secret probation and his 
probation officer is Dumbledore. I'm re-reading the books since I 
just got my brand-new UK editions and the thing that jumps out at me 
most about Snape is just how miserable he is.

I really get the feeling that of all the things Snape wants to be 
doing, teaching is last on his list. 

So maybe Snape did something, or saved someone, (or tried to, if the 
feeling about Snape being the spy who tipped off D-Dore about the 
Potters is right) and Dumbledore threw some of his weight around to 
get Snape appointed as Potions Master instead of thrown in Azkaban or 
banned from doing magic like Hagrid was.

Perhaps D-Dore's trust of Snape is just his understanding of Snape's 
nature. Maybe Snape wants his name cleared so he can get away from 
these loathsome brats who don't understand the fine art of potion-
making and he will do what he needs to get that accomplished. 

And if this is true, it's D-Dore's own knowledge of Snape's ambitions 
that make him trust Snape.