Snape's hidden plan?

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 136112

Some quotes I supplied from OoP and HBP to a reply on a related
subject made me reconsider a new angle on Snape. The quotes below are
all from the American Editions of OoP and HBP.

OoP: PP. 593: "A greasy haired teenager sat alone in a dark bedroom,
pointing his wand at the ceiling, shooting down flies".

OoP: PP. 643: "Round-shouldered yet angular, he walked in a twitchy
manner that recalled a spider, his oily hair swinging about his face".

HBP: We see Snape again hiding in a dark house in a chapter called
"Spinner's End" (sorry did not look at specific quotes there),
manipulating (or being manipulated by) the Black sisters.

These images all conjure (to me) the image of some scheming spider
hiding in a corner, waiting for his time and spinning webs of deceit
for unsuspecting comers. Like Hagrid's spiders in the forest, he has
no real allegiance to anyone except to himself.

So... we have been arguing whether Snape's real allegiance was on DD's
side or on LV's side. What if it is to neither? What if Snape
(arguably the most talented wizard we've seen after DD and LV) really
wants to rule the roost and not follow anyone's orders?

Obviously Snape must first eliminate the two Big Shots on top, in such
a way that he will suffer minimal repercussions. Clearly that's not an
easy task, but then miraculously comes the Prophecy suggesting a way
to get rid of Voldemort. He still needs to figure out a way to kill of
Dumbledore and ensure that the prophecied boy both makes it to
adulthood able to fulfill it, and is weaker than him. Harry (in
Snape's view at least) is easy meat. So once he can get rid of DD and
get Harry to eliminate LV, it should be a simple matter to kill Harry
off in turn, and then who is The Grandest Wizard In the World? :-)

To ensure that Harry reaches adulthood and defeats Voldemort, Snape
immediately allies himself to DD side. He ends up killing DD a bit
prematurely - got tangled in his own webs and was forced to kill DD
before he was ready to do it (because of the Unbreakable Vow).
Nevertheless it seems to have worked out very well for him: In one
fell swoop he removed one obstacle to his desires, loaded Harry with
the determination and drive to finally take on Voldemort (essential to
his schemes) and got himself promoted to the leadership position
within the Death Eaters. Now all that he needs is to keep Harry alive
long enough to kill Voldemort, then kill Harry himself - which should
both ensure the DE's will follow him next and eliminate the only other
threat to his domination.

Salit