[HPforGrownups] Re: Quirrellmort knew about about Snape (was: TimeTurner!Snape in the graveyard)

[Barb]

No: HPFGUIDX 46978


I wrote in response to Judy:

In addition to Dumbledore outing him years ago (which occurred after Voldemort fell, so he doesn't necessarily know about that, although I doubt that there is a Death Eater who DOESN'T know)


 Ali <Ali at zymurgy.org> wrote:

Whilst I would agree that every Death Eater *should* know about Snape's "defection", his treatment actually seems more ambiguous to me. Draco is Snape's favourite pupil. In return, Draco certainly seems to fawn to him. IIRC in CoS after Dumbledore has been suspended, Draco tells Snape that he thought his father would vote for him as the future headmaster.

 

Me:

You raise a good point.  Many Death Eaters were said (by Arthur Weasley, IIRC) to have escaped punishment by claiming to have been under Imperius.  Many of those who escaped punishment could be under the impression that Snape confunded Dumbledore into making that statement at Karkaroff's hearing.  Certainly people who lie tend to think everyone around them is lying, and Lucius Malfoy, among others, could simply believe that Snape was very clever (as he was also, presumably) in escaping punishment for whatever he may have done as a Death Eater.

 

However--even if his followers are divided on how to interpret Dumbledore's defense of Snape, I believe that the events that took place during Harry's first year probably leave no doubt in Voldemort's mind as to which side Snape is really on, and he will not waste a great deal of time in telling any of the Death Eaters that Snape is with Dumbledore and not to be trusted.

 

--Barb

 


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