[HPforGrownups] Snape as past/future spy WAS Re: Question about Snape and...

[IAmLordCassandra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 49713

Jean

<after loads of snipping>


> Basically, my question is this: How can Snape (and Dumbledore, for 
> that matter) feel confident that Voldemort will accept Snape into 
> the fold again, when he didn't even seek Snape's help while looking 
> for the S/P Stone - at a time when he was very weak and needed all 
> the help he could get?

I've pondered this for a while, and here's my take on it:  

I think Voldemort was suspicious of all the DEs, or would be at least.  After 
all, only two returned to him later on and one of those did so out of fear. 
If he was uncertain of Snape's loyalty at that point he probably never would 
take the chance of letting him in on the caper, as it were. He wouldn't want 
to risk Snape skipping (yes, skipping XP) off to tell Dumbledore.  

If he was propositioned what would happen? If he said yes and meant it I 
think it would take away from his character. He's more interested as an evil 
good guy. If he said yes and didn't really mean it Voldemort would probably 
know he was lying. And if he said no out right...would Voldemort have 
Quirrell try and kill him? Or put a memory charm on him? It certainly would 
be an akward moment.  

~Cassie~ 
"Koko muzukashii ban!" 


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