Snape, Quirrell and Voldemort

[adamjmarcantel]

No: HPFGUIDX 73673

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "acciosirius" 
<jendiangelo at c...> wrote:
> OK - I'll start off with apologizing if this has been discussed 
> before...
> 
> I've been very curious, after going back and re-reading all five 
> books, how Snape would be able to go back and successfully 
> reintegrate himself with Voldemort and the Death Eaters? 

I see one of two possibilities: 

1) Snape is not trying to reintegrate himself with that bunch.  We 
are told that Snape "knows what he must do," but that is all.  I 
think the readers are supposed to assume that Snape is trying to 
infiltrate Riddle's little club again, but things such as his 
interaction with Quirrell in SS/PS cause problems for the 
assumption.  He could be doing just about anything.

or

2) Snape is trying to be chummy with DE's "off the record."  I tend 
to favor this possibility.  I think Snape is trying to get 
information from his old friends (probably Lucius Malfoy, but it 
could be anyone) without Tom finding out.  I don't think Riddle 
would forget how Snape treated Quirrell and Snape knows this.  
Trying to get information this way, in my opinion, is much more 
dangerous, which is why Dumbledore asks if Snape is "ready."

Of course there are other possibilities, probably as many 
possibilities as there are members in this group.  I'm glad you 
posted this, as I actually posted something a few weeks ago asking 
the exact same thing.  Ok, everyone is now free to punch holes in my 
theories.

Adam