Snape's Motives

[adamjmarcantel]

No: HPFGUIDX 89071

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, anneli lucas 
<annelilucas at y...> wrote:
> 
> Dave wrote:
> I think hits to the hub of Snape, his duplicity, he acts mean and 
> evil, yet he helps Harry when he needs him.
 
> Anneli:
> At the end of GoF when Harry's in the hospital wing, DD says 
something to Snape (sorry no page ref.) at which he turns pale and 
leaves.  I thought this might be DD telling Snape that he has to 
rejoin the DEs.  Snape will be able to block Voldie from reading his 
thoughts and telling that he's a spy...ref to the fact that by now 
Snape is working as a double agent.
> 
> Anneli

I question whether Snape's mission is to rejoin the DE's and act as 
a spy.  The only thing we know is that Snape's job is to know what 
is going on in Riddle's world.  The reason I doubt this is that at 
the the end of PS/SS, Quirrell/Riddle knows that Snape was trying to 
save Harry, prevent Q/R from getting the stone, and acting in every 
way to prevent Riddle from returning.  The chance that Snape could 
now rejoin the DE's and say "yep, I was with you the whole time Tom! 
(or whatever Snape would call him)" is slim to none, based on what 
Riddle knows.  There are only two former DE's whose loyalties Riddle 
knows for sure through direct interaction with them...Barty Crouch 
and Severus Snape.  I just don't think Snape will be allowed back in 
the fold...and Snape knows it, which is why, to Harry, he looked 
more pale than usual.  Just a thought

Adam [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]