Is Snape a pureblood? and a few other bits Ive been concerned about

[Bridget]

No: HPFGUIDX 89518

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hitomi" 
<japanesesearcher at y...> wrote:
> curlyshirleywhirley wrote: 
> >  <Snip>
> And, as we also know, Snape knew about Quirrell and LV, and 
> continually threatened Quirrell, and once defied him by saving 
> Harry's life.  LV probably believed Snape had changed sides, which 
> is why I don't understand how LV can't at least suspect Snape to 
be 
> a traitor.  Snape walks a very line, and since Rowling has told us 
> to watch out for him in interviews, I'm not entirely sure whether 
or 
> not he can be trusted, even though DD and Hermione both do.  Guess 
> we'll have to wait and see.


  I have A theory about why Voldy doesn't suspect Snape after the 
Voldy/Quirrell Stuff: Snape didn't or at least wasn't supposed to 
know that Voldemort was the reason Quirrell was trying to steal the 
Stone and kill Harry. He obvioulsy knew Quirrell was a bad guy and 
tried to stop him, but that doesn't mean he knew Voldy was involced. 
Maybe I missed it, but I don't remember there being anything saying 
that Snape knew about Voldemort. Although I do think snape is 
incredibly intelligent and may have figured out what was going on, I 
don't believe he let on to know about Voldy if he did know. 
Therefore he could conceivably go to Voldy and say something to the 
effect of "Master I didn't realize he was working for you, otherwise 
i wouldn't have interfered." And would then be welcome back w/ open 
arms. If Snape did know, we don't know that Voldy knew Snape knew. 
If I've missed anything in the books that says Snape knew about 
Voldy being involved and that Voldy knew that Snape knew, please let 
me know, cause I haven't seen anything to implicate that, (although 
i do tend to get excited while reading the HP books and sometimes 
skip paragraphs to get to the exciting stuff faster so and its 
possible that I just missed it.) But unless there is reason to 
beilieve that Snape knew and that Voldy knows he knew, there is no 
reason for Voldy to not let Snape back in as a DE.
-Bridget (