Snape's position

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 92456

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:

 
> Sue:
> > Thanks for the response (everyone). I am still bothered (as is 
at 
> > least one other poster I read tonight) about the reason Snape is 
> > still alive.  I think I must be giving him too much credit.  
There 
> > is no other way for this all to work unless Voldemort and Malfoy 
> > both see Snape as less capable than most of us who read the 
books 
> > do.  

Potioncat here:
I'm never sure if I'm snipping correctly or not. I've taken out a 
bunch of replies to just answer this one section.  There have been a 
lot of good replies, not that all the replies argreed with each 
other, but good none the less.

The other possiblility is that Snape's role is a little different 
than we think. He has to be alive either because LV trusts him or 
doesn't trust him but can use him.  The more we know about Snape, 
the more mysterious he becomes.

Also, and I apologise for using memory rather than a quote, but I 
remember Serius saying he'd never heard that Snape was a death 
eater. (I think he went on to say Snape was cunning enough to be 
able to hide the fact)  So whatever Snape's role was the first time, 
he wasn't very visible. He may never have taken part in actual raids.
And certainly, not having the need to know would explain why he may 
not have known about the upcoming battle at MoM, especially in a 
such an untrusting organization as LV's.

Potioncat, who will now try to give this a rest, but has really 
enjoyed participating in this thread