Snape, Quirellmort question...

[catimini15]

No: HPFGUIDX 109004

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
(snip)
> It could be that Snape's "where your loyalties lie" remark 
referred 
> in *general terms* to "goodness" or "badness".  Or it could be 
that 
> it referred generally to supporting DD, since it was DD who 
brought 
> the stone to Hogwarts to prevent its being used.  That is, if DD 
> wanted the stone left alone and Quirrell as a fellow Hogwarts 
staff 
> member wasn't abiding by that, then Snape could have simply been 
> pointing out that Quirrell wasn't being loyal to DD--no matter 
WHAT 
> his intentions for the stone were.
> 
> So I think Snape could have a ready answer for Voldy in this.  He 
> had no reason to know Voldy was on his way back, and he had no 
> reason to know Quirrell wasn't a power-hungry wizard in search of 
> immortality for himself.  Or so that's what he could plead.

Now me (Nadine) :

Hello SSSusan !

I have often thought about Snape's «where your loyalties lie» 
comment as well. And I have to say that I am almost tempted to 
conclude that Snape very well knew that Quirrell was posessed by 
Vapormort and that he told DD about it. Why ? Because of his Dark 
Mark tattoo. Of course, we, the readers, did not know anything about 
DEs and Dark Mark back in PS/SS but JKR knew and it only seems 
logical that if Harry's scar hurted him when facing Quirrel!Mort, 
Snape's ugly mark must have been tickling him a bit too. I am sure 
that Snape was not remotly surprised by that even considering the 
fact that Voldy was reported to be far away... The Stone was a 
magnet for any evil lord with immortality fixation. It was wise of 
DD to move the Stone to Hogwarts in the first place. I sometimes 
think it was some kind of lure. For all this, I think that Voldy now 
knows where Snape's loyalties lie. I am afraid he is the one refered 
to as «the one who has left me forever.» I would also like to add 
that IIRC, we have no confirmation whatsoever about Snape 
whereabouts and doings for the Order. If he is, indeed, spying like 
we are all supposed to think he is (which I doubt), I certainly hope 
his duties don't bring him close to Voldy. An encouter with his old 
master would, I am afraid, end up with a well cast AK and our Snape 
at the receiving end of it. Vodly does not seemed to be the kind of 
guy to wait for any excuses, justifications, explanations, etc. his 
opponent could present him. Kill first and talk after seems to be 
Voldy's style.

Nadine