JKR chat--Snape the coward or the one left forever?

[rorogersmc]

No: HPFGUIDX 92557

Snip of Sue's post
> This one really bothers me. Do all the DE's have the Darkmark?  When 
> I read GoF, I assumed there would have had to be more DEs than in the 
> graveyard and making that conculusion, I decided it was only 
> his "inner circle" of DEs who had it.  

I don't know if anyone has answered this question but in GoF Snape talks about 
this. GoF US Ed pg 710 Snape tells Fudge, "Every Death  Eater had the sign 
burned into him by the Dark Lord." He then goes on explaning, but I think that 
every DE means every DE.

Another snip of Sue's post
> We know Snape is powerful and smart.  We also know Voldemort is 
> extremely powerful and brilliant.  The way I see it there are only 
> two possibilities: 
> 1. Snape is very close to Voldemort and DD is a fool where he is 
> concerned.  He is doing a "job" for Voldemort that will allow him 
> access in and the ability to take over Hogwarts when he is ready.
> 
> 2. Snape is indeed working for the Order, Voldemort knows this and is 
> setting something up which will be the end of the Order and Snape.  
> IOW Snape is nothing more than a pawn.

During the recent JKR chat in response to the question 'Why specifically does 
Dumbledore trust Snape?' ; JK Rowling replies -> "Another excellent and non-answerable question. I shall merely say that Snape has given Dumbledore his story and Dumbledore believes it."  
I take this to mean that even if Snape is a double agent, he is loyal to DD.  Whether Voldie knows this or not is a BIG question.

Rachael