Snape vs Quirrell

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No: HPFGUIDX 122849


Betsy:
> > The interesting thing to me is it seems like Snape didn't share 
> > his suspicions regarding Quirrell with Dumbledore. 

Magda: 
> No way, Jose.  Snape tells Dumbledore EVERYTHING - to the point 
> where I'm sure Dumbledore wishes he'd give it a rest and shut up. 
> Dumbledore's comment in GOF when he and Harry look into the 
> pensieve and see Snape talking about the Dark Mark becoming 
> clearer and Dumbledore saying "I could have figured that out 
> myself" (not exact) proves it to me.  Snape craves Dumbledore's 
> approval; there's NO way he wouldn't be up those stairs sharing 
> every single suspicion or thought or idea he has.


SSSusan:
Right.  I believe it was Pippin (or CV?) who long ago pointed out 
that, from the time of the Quidditch match, where Snape saves Harry 
from falling to what might've been his death, we do NOT see Quirrell 
making any further attempts on Harry's life nor making a dash for 
the Stone -- until DD is away from Hogwarts.  So it's possible that 
Snape *did* suspect Quirrell *and* that he told DD about it.  
Quirrell may have realized he was being watched and, thus, behaved 
himself 'til the opportune evening when DD was oh-so-conveniently 
called away from Hogwarts.

As for those who have recently wondered how Voldy couldn't know 
Snape had switched sides after his little "where your loyalties lie" 
comment to Quirrell, there are a couple of reasonable excuses Snape 
could use.

First, remember that at this point there's no REASON for Snape to 
know that Voldy was glommed onto Q's head.  It could be argued by 
Snape at any necessary later time that he merely thought Quirrell 
was an evil man who was hoping to steal the stone for his own 
purposes.  Thus, Snape could claim to have been merely "reminding" 
Quirrell that his loyalty should lie with Voldemort, not with 
himself.  

There's also the second excuse Snape could offer, which was that he 
had no way of knowing that Voldy was ever coming back and that he 
was merely reprimanding a Hogwarts professor for attempting to defy 
the headmaster of the school.

Personally, I like the first explanation.

Siriusly Snapey Susan