Snape -- DE or not DE? (Re: Some questions/comments about GoF)

[jelly92784]

No: HPFGUIDX 102262

hettiebe: 
> > One point that has always worried me is how Snape maintains his 
DE 
> > standing with Voldemort after the conversations he has had with 
> > Quirrel. Surely his defending the Philosopher's Stone and all 
that 
> > you don't want me as an enemy and and decide which side your are 
> on 
> > stuff would have given him away given that Voldy was supposed to 
> be 
> > on the back of Quirrel's head at the time.
> > 
> > "hettiebe"
> 

I'm gonna quote a little bit of this passage from ss first-
" 'd-don't know why you wanted t-t-to meet here of all p-places, 
Severus...'
'Oh, I thought we'd keep this private,' said Snape, his voice 
icy.  'Students aren't supposed to know about the Sorcerer's Stone, 
after all.'
Harry leaned forward.  Quirrell was mumbling something.  Snape 
interrupted him.
'Have you found out how to get past that beast of Hagrid's yet?'
'B-b-but Severus I---'
'You don't want me as your enemy, Quirrell,' said Snape, taking a 
step toward him.
'I-I don't know what you---'
'You know perfectly well what I mean.'
An owl hooted loudly, and Harry nearly fell out of the tree.  He 
steadied himself in time to hear Snape say, '---your little bit of 
hocus pocus.  I'm waiting.'
'B-but I d-d-don't---'
'Very well,' Snape cut in.  'We'll have another little chat soon, 
when you've had time to think things over and decided where your 
loyalties lie.'"

One could easily read this as Snape badgering Quirrell to get the 
stone for him, which is what Harry does.  Maybe Harry's not so wrong 
in his interpretation.  It's possible that that is the way that Snape 
is playing it, pressuring Quirrell into getting the stone for him and 
ultimately for voldemort but in reality Snape is doing this to gain 
information, to see how close Quirrell is to getting the stone so 
that he can prevent it when the time comes.

Janelle