Snape (Was: How is Snape doing it)

[junediamanti]

No: HPFGUIDX 89969

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "catherinemckiernan" 
<catherinemck at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "junediamanti"
> <june.diamanti at b...> wrote:
>> > 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.

I take that to mean not truly broken with Voldemort in the sense that 
Voldemort THINKS that Snape is still playing on his side.  We don't 
know whether he is or isn't on his side (Voldemort's).

And apologies if this reads like "he knows he knows he knows 
something".  But all this who knows what when can get very confusing.

Translated:

Voldemort thinks Snape is genuinely playing for the Death Eaters.  
Because if he thought otherwise, he would have offed Snape by now.  

So if Snape is genuinely playing for the Phoenix side, he's 
successfully conned Voldemort - for now.

We (the readers) don't know really whose side Snape is really on.  
For now.

My long way of saying it...

June