Snape vs Quirrell

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 122685


>>Juli wrote:
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>So, my question is if Snape faced Quirell a few times and told him 
to stop chasing the Stone, to decide in whom is his loyalty, then why 
didn't Voldemort also know about it? He was already sharing Quirell's 
body and soul, so he must have known and heard all their 
conversations, right? So how come Snape does not know that Snape has 
changed sides? that he is actually working for the Order and 
Dumbledore?<

Betsy:
I agree with Carol, that Snape would have concealed his thoughts 
through his skill in Occlumens, especially when dealing with 
Quirrell, who he suspects is or is becoming a Death Eater.  But I 
also think Snape was *very* careful about what he said to Quirrell.

I think that his fellow Death Eaters still think Snape is one of 
them, based on the behavior of Lucius Malfoy throughout the five 
books. So Snape would have approached Quirrell in his position as a 
higher ranked Death Eater.  I think, because of Quirrell's youth 
(young enough for an eleven year old to describe him as a young man) 
Snape would have assumed that he was being assisted or commanded by 
an older, more powerful Death Eater.  (Which in a way, he was. 
Voldemort was commanding him. Snape just didn't think high enough.)  
So Snape would have appeared to be a Death Eater telling Quirrell 
that he should be loyal to Snape - fellow teacher, etc. - rather than 
the unknown Death Eater running him.  I think Snape's goal was to 
find out who Quirrell was working for.

I think Voldemort would have seen this as normal Death Eater 
behavior, being aggressively jealous of rank and position.  He'd be 
less than pleased with Snape for hiding out rather than trying to 
search down his master, but all of the free Death Eaters did this, so 
I don't think Snape would have stood out in his mind for that.  And I 
don't think Snape was there when everything went pear shaped for 
Voldemort at the end of PS/SS, so again, Snape would not stand out.
 
The interesting thing to me is it seems like Snape didn't share his 
suspicions regarding Quirrell with Dumbledore.  I wonder if he hoped 
to figure out who was running Quirrell, turn him over to Dumbledore, 
and perhaps save Quirrell from becoming a Death Eater himself. 
Something to ponder, anyway.

Betsy