Snape's Ultimate Plan (was: YES ( was: Did Snape...)

[Jessica Bathurst]

No: HPFGUIDX 138212

Eggplant:

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Why would Snape do that? Snape wants Voldemort dead as much as anyone and he 
is one of the very few who know that Harry is the only one who could do it.

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Hey Eggplant!  I've got a question for you.  You've written that Snape's 
goal is to supplant Voldemort as the most powerful Dark wizard in the world. 
  (Or, at least, Great Britain and Ireland.  Possibly Belgium and France.)   
Once he's done that, what happens next?  What does Snape plan to do as head 
bad guy?  I'd guess he'd start by eliminating his enemies, but there only 
appears to be about ten of them, and their number is dwindling by the month. 
  What Snape's big plan?  He's got somewhere between 20 and 40 Death Eaters 
(if they all make it), the giants (I think), and the Dementors (who are a 
wild card).  Is he going to topple the Ministry?  Operate a secret terror 
cell?  Rid the UK of muggles?  Invade Russia?  (This, by the way, would be 
poor strategic planning.  I think we all know that.  Brutal winters.)

I think this is an interesting theory, but I don't see Snape as anyone who 
could attract or keep a band of followers, even if they feared him.  And 
unlike Voldemort, he can be killed, and probably would be by one of his 
fellow DEs.  More importantly, I think Snape knows this - I think there's a 
reason he mainly works alone; his leadership positions are usually advisory 
ones (like being Head of House).  If he doesn't want to run an organization, 
what does he want?

Please forgive me, by the way, if you weren't the person who proposed this 
theory.  I can't find the exact post, and I may have confused you with 
another aubergine.

Going back to work,
Jessica