Digest Number 2109: Death Eater Mystery

[midgiecat at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 43749

Re: Death Eater Mystery

>I was re-reading GOF and my attention was caught by a line of Voldemort's 
>when he discusses six missing death eaters.  Three dead, one too cowardly 
>to return, one who has left him forever and one who is his most faithful 
>servent. 

My conclusion about that phrase is that Snape is the one considered having 
left forerver, as he was a Dumbledore spy and having been "found out" by LV 
he would never try coming back.  As mentioned, Snape was sent back to rejoin 
the DE's at the end of GoF.  As also mentioned, he couldn't expect LV to 
believe he was returning.  

But there are many other former DE's who were awaiting the master's return.  
I am going to presume that Dumbledore is sending Snape to "hang out" with 
these people, to seem to be one of them again.   Snape won't have to confront 
LV.  He can just be with these people as they talk over the meetings with LV, 
and with his scar on his arm, he will look to be just like all of them; DE's 
who left after LV appeared to be defeated after trying to kill Harry.  This 
way he won't be in danger of discovery by LV as he will hear all the plans 
second-hand.  As it appears that everyone meets with cloaks and hoods hiding 
their faces, no one will know with who they are gathering .  When Snape goes 
to known meeting places where the DE's go to discuss the instructions and 
orders given them by LV, he will just act as if he had been at the last 
gathering.  

Brenda W. "midgiecat" 


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