[HPforGrownups] Theory on Snape - MASSIVE

[charme]

No: HPFGUIDX 109276

From: "Cathy Drolet"

>Snape 'at great personal risk' takes the job.  He is in, or gets in, with
Malfoy (they would have been at Hogwarts together, though about five years
apart, they were both Slytherins) and suggests he wants to join the Death
Eaters.  His skill at Occlumency allows him to convince LV that his desire
is to join the Dark Side and DD is a fool to fight him.  Snape gets the
tattoo.
>
> (Still believes it now that LV's rebirthed himself if you belive Snape is
*the next man*: "Voldemort moved on, and stopped, staring at the space -- 
large enough for two people -- which separated Malfoy *and the next man*.")
>
> Snape is still working as a spy for DD.  That is the mission DD sent him
on at the end of GoF.  He admits it to Harry (if you believe he is telling
the truth) "...and it is not up to you to find out what the Dark Lord is
saying to his Death Eaters." [Snape] "No -- that's your job, isn't it?"
Harry shot at him.  "Yes, Potter,' he said, his eyes glinting. 'That is my
job." (OotP)

>  It could account for Snape's making "a sudden movement, but as Harry
looked at him, Snape's eyes flew back to Fudge,"  after HP named Malfoy as a
DE.  Snape knew he was standing near Malfoy in the circle and feared HP
recognized him - his eyes perhaps, that hooked nose - under the hood and
mask.

<snip>

> The DoubleAgent!Snape was where my theory started, but it evolved into
GoodGuy!Snape somehow.  My husband, who has never read the books but has
heard my rambling about them, believes the DoubleAgent!Snape theory. He
believes Snape is playing both ends against the middle so that, whoever gets
vanquished in the end - good guys or bad guys - he'll still have a place in
the structure.


Charme:

First, Cathy, my apologies if I've snipped anything out of context - that is
not my intent.

However, after reading your post, I do notice how much Malfoy and Draco seem
to rear their heads, and I have an idea that Snape doesn't spy on or for LV
directly - he spies on and for Malfoy. In the same turn, I think feeds info
BACK to Malfoy and Malfoy chooses to keep some of that info close rather
than share it with anyone, including LV. I'm rather convinced that as far a
Malfoy's concerned, he's rather like the second in command who leads the
troops faithfully for his general, however I feel that our boy Lucius is
waiting in the wings for the tide to turn his way and *he* can have all the
glory.  He may very well know that Snape is in cahoots with DD, and uses
Snape for his own ambitious means to an end.

Just my 2 cents -
charme