[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape

[danielle dassero]

No: HPFGUIDX 89685

Maybe Snape joined the DE with the intentions that he
would turn to DD later on as a spy. No one asked him
to join the DE to play spy, he decided to take the
journey upon himself. And then when he went to DD to
offer his services, he also won DD's trust, and
respect and what not, which is what he wanted to begin
with. 
Danielle
--- Taryn Kimel <amani at charter.net> wrote:
> Inge wrote:
> I just wondered if maybe the reason Dumbledore
> trusts him so much - 
> could it be that the reason Snape became a Death
> Eater in the first 
> place was by Dumbledore's request? That Dumbledore
> wanted a spy as 
> close to Voldemort as possible and Snape was the
> best choise?
> 
> Snip
> 
> 
> Taryn replies: 
> Got my book right here!
> "I have given evidence already on this matter," he
> [Dumbledore] said 
> calmly. "Severus Snape was indeed a Death Eater.
> However, he rejoined 
> our side before Lord Voldemort's downfall and turned
> spy for us, at 
> great personal risk. He is now no more a Death Eater
> than I am." [GoF 
> American paperback, pg. 590-591]
> 
> So it seems pretty clear that Snape joined the Death
> Eaters and THEN 
> turned spy for Dumbledore. I think the idea that he
> joined the DE's 
> at Dumbledore's request doesn't seem enough to
> explain the trust 
> between them and seems too simple an explanation.
> 
> 
> Inge again:
> These words were spoken by Dumbledore during the
> trial back then when 
> Karkaroff was giving out names and revealed Snape as
> being a DE.
> 
> Dumbledore may not have told the entire truth. 
> In fact some of what Dumbledore says at the trial
> could be the truth 
> with modifications.
> 
> When he tells the court: "Severus Snape was indeed a
> Death Eater. 
> However, he rejoined our side before Lord
> Voldemort's downfall and 
> turned spy for us, at great personal risk. He is now
> no more a Death 
> Eater than I am." - it just could be the truth -
> only 
> Dumbledore 'forgot' to tell the whole truth - namely
> that Snape 
> became a DE because Dumbledore asked him to.
> The theory still works and I really like the idea.
> Makes me love 
> Severus even more to think what he had to give up
> and to live such a 
> horrible double-life, taking everyone's disgust when
> he was (is) 
> indeed a true hero - and nobody but Dumbledore
> knows.
> 
> Taryn:
> But how could he have ALWAYS been a spy for DD if he
> was a DE and THEN became a spy? I'll agree DD
> doesn't always tell the whole truth, but that would
> seem to be a direct contradiction of what he said.
> 
> Also, what reason would DD have for not telling
> everyone Snape only became a DE under his request
> and to spy for the good side? It certainly would've
> made Snape look a little better.
> 
> Besides, I think Snape is partly so interesting
> because he WAS a bad guy, and something happened to
> make him turn to the good side. He's a great
> mystery.
> 
> ----------
> Taryn : http://taryn.shirataki.net
> 
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> 
> 


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