[HPforGrownups] Snape in the graveyard

[Amanda Geist]

No: HPFGUIDX 92769

weirdsister06:

> There are questions about Snape and the graveyard, to be sure.  He
> must have had an excellent cover story for Voldemort since he didn't
> show up when the mark first burned.

I think he had a built-in one: "You can't apparate out of Hogwarts, and in
any case, I had to protect the 'cover' I've been establishing for 13 years
by staying with Dumbledore at a critical time for the school
administrators." I still think Snape probably got the you-know Crucio'd out
of him--but I think he survived it because Voldemort needed him as an "in"
at Hogwarts after his plan failed and Harry escaped. I don't think that
story would have been enough if Harry had died as planned.

>  In relation to Sue's theory, I
> have two additional questions: does Voldemort share DD's
> ability to see through invisibility cloaks, and does Snape share
> DD's ability to become invisible without a cloak?

As for Snape's ability, I'd bet not. Two reasons, both having to do with
Snape prowling the halls. One--we can *see* him prowling the halls, and I
think his prowling would be better accomplished invisibly; so if he can be
invisible, I think he would have before now. Two--if he goes invisible, we
*can't* see him prowling the halls, so from a plot motive, it wouldn't be
good to have him able to do this--because in character, if he could, he'd
*use* it and then we, the readers, wouldn't be able to see him. Um. If that
made sense.

~Amanda, premier Snapologist