[HPforGrownups] Digest Number 4028

[Aesha Williams]

No: HPFGUIDX 86334

"Julie" <inky_quill at hotmail.com>:



>I've been told through another list that JKR clearly stated in O of P that Severus Snape's presence teaching >at Hogwarts was ordered and approved of by Lord Voldemort in order to spy on Dumbledore.  (She/he is 
>emphatic that this is one more piece of evidence that Snape was at the rebirth in the graveyard and is 
>really ultimately loyal to Voldemort and not Dumbledore.) 
>I've looked and looked but I just can't find this information anywhere (nor conclusive proof that SS was at >the cemetery). 

    Wow, this is a wild theory. Well, JKR never said that Snape was ordered by LV to begin teaching at Hogwarts. Especially not "clearly"- the only place I could think someone could think something was up was when Umbridge was doing her inspection of the Potions class. She asks how long he's been teaching (14 years, I think) and then asks why he's never been given the DADA position he's applied for many times. I guess maybe somenoe could think that maybe there's a small bit of mistrust that keeps DD from giving it to Snape... but that could be thought after reading the first book. 
    As for the cemetary at the end of GOF, I think most people assume he wasn't there. Voldemort says something about the people that aren't in the circle... and he mentions one who's too afraid (or something to that effect; Karkaroff, I think) and one who's left the fold (I personally think he's referring to Snape). So while it's not explictly stated that he's there, I think he's not. 

Aesha

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