Did Snape work for Dumbledore from Day One?

[Sharon]

No: HPFGUIDX 118972


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Barry Arrowsmith 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> Good post.
> I do love devious thinking.
> 

*bounces*

> Kneasy:
Is it that [Snape] wanted revenge on 'Gryffindor' 
> types - "birds of a feather" sort of thing; on James and Sirius *as 
> individuals* no  matter who or what they were affiliated with; or 
> against a member(s) of a boodline (the Blacks and maybe the 
Potters -  
> who let's face it are a total enigma as a family) that was 
notorious 
> for it's anti-social attitudes and patronising indifference to 
others - 
> "a pox on all your tribe". 

Yes, but had Snape wanted revenge on Sirius and James - why was it 
*Remus* he was following into the Willow?  Did he think that by 
discovering Remus' secret, he would be able to use that agaisnt 
Sirius and James somehow?  

For that matter - if Sirius had shown Snape nothing but hatred for 
the previous 5/6 years - why on *earth* did he believe the boy enough 
to follow Remus to the Shack?  And not expect some sort of trap?

(Although maybe he did.  Whatever he is, Snape isn't stupid.)

> Kneasy:
> Damn. Once again we're reduced to saying "if we knew what happened 
> then, we'd have a better chance of deducing what's going on here." 
> Mustn't complain though, just think how boring it would be if 
> everything was open and above board.

Sure.  No more conspiracy theories.  

> Kneasy:
> Still, thanks for providing food for thought.
> Need to ponder, to brood on consequences and ramifications if 
you're 
> right.
> That's no hardship.

Yup.  One-stop thought-provoking shop am I.  If you want, next week I 
can provide arguments as to why Winky is really Mrs Crouch in 
Polyjuice form.

--azriona