[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape:Voldemort's faithful servant ? (again)

[nymphadoraotonks at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 84179

Hello justcarol67 at yahoo.com,

In reference to your comment:

è > > And about the presence/absence of Snape in
è the graveyard...All the  > Deatheaters APPARATED
è in the graveyard. These events take place  > during
è the tournament,and all the teachers are at Hogwarts.
è What if  > Snape had been called by Voldy but
è COULDN'T join them because YOU  > CANNOT
è APPARATE in Hogwarts (this is repeated in almost in
è every  > book,must be important,no?) >  > I

Now Me:
Snape was 'called' as you say. When the mark burns, Voldemort is calling his 
faithful Death Eaters, but it is true that Snape could not have immediately 
apparated to the graveyard. However, if you take into account the fact that 
Snape *could* have traipsed his bottom out of the Hogwarts grounds and into 
Hogsmeade and then apparated to the Graveyard, but he still remained steadfast in 
Hogwarts, it seems that he didn't wish to go. DD trusts him, remember? And, 
after Harry returns to Hogwarts with Ced's body, DD asks Snape to take up his old 
post- which was as spy.

I really don't think that Snape is a big baddie. Misunderstood, yes. 

(snip)

 Hi! This looks like as good a place as any
è for me to jump in. I know there's a post on this list
è stating that Rowling herself confirmed what to me is
è obvious: the coward is Karkaroff, the "faithful servant" is
è Barty Crouch, Jr., and the one whom Voldemort
è believes (I hope correctly) will not return is Snape. (We
è don't need to believe LV's statement that "he will be
è killed," which is of course only a statement of his
è intentions and not a prophesy.) 

(snip again)

I get the impression in OoP that Snape has taken his place again as spy with 
all his comings and goings and reports to the Order. My theory is that he 
managed to explain to Voldemort that he *could* not leave his post at Hogwarts 
without people guessing what he was up to. I think that at that time, Voldemort 
did not want anyone but his DEs to know of his return, so he might think Snape 
wise in not joining the fellow DEs and thus not calling attention to 
Voldemort. There are countless explanations that Snape could have giving Voldemort. 
this would explain why snape is still breathing. ;)

(snip again)

  For the record, I
è like Snape because he's mysterious and
è complex--sinister yet not wholly evil, severe to his
è students but highly intelligent and gifted, thwarted in
è his ambitions and abused in his childhood yet no
è longer a Death Eater.

(snip)

YAY! Another Snape lover! We had some very good posts in the spring about 
Snape and his possible past that were confirmed with OoP for the most part. And, 
I agree with you, although I think I snipped it, No one who is not innately 
evil would like Umbridge! So more points for Snape!

-Tonks