Snape (Was: How is Snape doing it)

[catherinemckiernan]

No: HPFGUIDX 89966

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "junediamanti"
<june.diamanti at b...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Berit Jakobsen" 
> <belijako at o...> wrote:
> > Ginger wrote:
> >> I doubt Snape's DE-mark has been deactivated. At the end of GoF, 
> > Snape tells Fudge and Dumbledore that the mark burned black just an 
> > hour ago, so at least it was higly functional at that time. Also, 
> do 
> > you really think Voldemort could or would want to deactivate any 
> DE's 
> > mark? He'd want all DE's, whether they had betray him or not, never 
> > to be able to escape the feeling of his evil presence... It's in 
> his 
> > nature not to let anyone escape his clutches. I believe Impostor!
> > Moody's thoughts reflects his Master's: "What I hate most is a DE 
> who 
> > walked free"... And his words to Snape: There are spots who'll 
> never 
> > come off, if get my meaning" (not the exact wording)... It's clear 
> > Crouch Jr knew Snape to be a traitor.
Me: 

I dunno. I thought Crouch was essentially playing the role Snape would
expect of his enemy Moody. If I take it in the sense of Crouch to
Snape, rather than Moody to Snape, I see it as a reminder, "so don't
even think about it," rather than an indication that Crouch already
thinks Snape a traitor. But it's a close thing. 
> 
> And - not that I have my books with me - but there's that remark of 
> Sirius in OOP, The Most Ancient and Noble House of Black.  He's 
> referring to Regulus, but...
> 
> Approximate quote:  "It's a lifetime of service or death" or words to 
> that effect.  Which kind of stymies the idea that Snape can just hand 
> in his notice or take a sabbatical.
> 
> June

Me: This to me indicates that Snape is still beleived by LV at least
to be faithful. Although it is Sirius soeaking - maybe he's implying
that Snape can't have truly broken with LV else he'd be dead.

Catherine McK