Snape and the Death Eaters?

[Badger]

No: HPFGUIDX 53821

<< Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 01:52:25 +0000
From: "Cerys Gordon" <cergordon at hotmail.com>
Subject: Snape and the Death Eaters? >>
<< I've been thinking about Snape and the Death Eaters as I've just 
finshed re-reading GoF.  Lord V talks about the different DE who are 
missing and what happened to them and he mentions the one who 
betrayed him who will die.  I'm thinking that has to be Snape, in 
which case what will his role be in fighting V now that he has 
returned?  Malfoy Sr. always seemed to be friendly with Snape so did 
he not know of his betrayal?  Most importantly what could have made 
Snape change sides right at the height of V's power?  Of course that 
begs the question did he really change sides?  I personally hope that 
by the end of the series Snape is redeemed as I just love him 
(especially in the movies). >>

The impression I got at first was the DE to whom Lord V referred and 
indicated would be killed would be Karkaroff for his snitching to get 
out of Azkaban, and his fleeing when the Black Mark reappeared.  I've 
glanced at the passage again and it does imply Snape is the one Lord 
V **believes** may have left him forever.  There is doubt in the 
statement.  Apparently the Dark Lord is not entirely certain yet; 
facts may have eluded him in this respect, similar to Lupin 
suspecting Sirius and for a time, vice versa.
If Snape is going back undercover, so to speak, he could say 
truthfully that he could not disapparate from the Hogwarts grounds, 
so he could not meet up with them "in a timely fashion."
My concern is that Lord V clearly has a profound talent for 
discerning truth from falsehoods, correctly noting lies from both 
wizard (Harry and Pettigrew) and Muggle (Bryce).  Hopefully Snape has 
a way around that if he shows up to join the DE gang....

realbadger, a loyal Hufflepuff
geoffreygould.notlong.com