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

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 102302

Janelle wrote:

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.


vmonte responds:

Good points Janelle.  The only other comment I have though is that at 
the end of SS/PS, Quirrell tells Harry that Snape was not working for 
Voldemort--and since LV was there he should by now know that Snape is 
not his loyal subject.  (Quirrell exonerates Snape from being an 
accomplice.)  I keep feeling that something more is going on.  

Is it possible that Quirrell had moments where he tried to fight 
against LV?  Did he really have garlic in his turban?  When Harry 
caught Q crying in one of the classrooms, was Q trying to fight 
against possesion?  Something doesn't feel right to me.

vivian