Question..

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 135347


> Amandasg28 wrote:
"You ask where I was when the Dark Lord fell. I was where he had
ordered me to be, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,
because he wished me to spy on Albus Dumbledore. You know, I presume,
that is was on the Dark Lord's orders that I took up the post?" Snape
speaking to Bellatrix on pg 26, American version

Maybe someone can refer me to the answer to my question, as I am sure
that I am incorrect in my initial thoughts when reading this. I was
under the impression that Snape only went to DD after he realized
that VD had fallen when attacking the Potters and thought there would
be no one to spare him from Azkaban. If he in fact had already
approached DD to work at Hogwarts on VD's orders (prior to his
assumed 'death') then why did he have to convince DD that he felt
remorse for ever being a death eater? If he in fact was already
teaching at Hogwart's at the time of VD's 'death', would he not just
continue to work there as though he had been on the right side the
entire time? From previous books, I thought that Snape had not
approached DD for protection and redemption until AFTER VD's fall
from power.. have I misinterpretted?

Valky:
I have come across this one just a few times now and its taken me a
couple of rereads to logically plot out a scenario that fits. But I
think I have one, based on the canon that I can think of at the moment
(If I have negelected a canon point according to anyone please let me
know)

The Scenario plays this way:

It comes to the attention of Voldemort that his young clever DE
Severus Snape has the affections of his one greatest obstacle in his
plan. Dumbledore. Either by or due to Severus having been recruited
during his Hogwarts school years, (Not unlike Draco) or by him having
only very recently graduated and having been spied by some other DE's
at one time being courted to the side of light by Dumbledore (again
not unlike Draco Malfoy).

Dumbledore of course has never given up on his mission to protect
those he cares about from being enslaved by Lord Voldemort, and
Voldemort himself is well aware of this. So he concocts a risky plan
to get a Death Eater close enough to spy on Dumbledore and perhaps
eventually kill him if the opportunity so arises when this DE becomes
magically powerful enough. Taking advantage of an opportunity that he
percieves to get someone into Hogwarts and kill a few birds with one
stone, he sends Severus Snape to tell Dumbledore something like "You
were right, I have a choice not to be The Dark Lords slave and will
you please keep your promise to help and protect me now that I have
left him." 

Voldemort knows he is risking a DE that might be turned by Dumbledore
back to the light, he is aware that Dumbledores "Love" magic is
powerful, but Dumbledore is standing in the way of *everything* he's
been trying to do, he can't get his Ravenclaw or Gryffindor objects
without someone in Hogwarts. 

So Snape gets his place in Hogwarts and after some sneaky, clever
moves he steals the Ravenclaw object that Voldemort desired. The job
is half done, and Snape is well on his way to becoming Voldemorts firm
favourite DE. Snape goes after the Gryffindor object with renewed
vigour.. But then something happens, quietly in the background
Dumbledore cleverly devises a way to make Severus aware the *he knows
he's after a Gryffindor object for Voldemort*. Severus is worried, he
isn't getting closer to the Gryffindor object and he can't understand
how DD is stopping him doing it. It goes on for a while like this (a
year perhaps) and Sevvie is virtually unable to achieve anything for
Voldie so he keeps his head down and behaves himself till things
settle all the while getting a little closer to Dumbledore and
recieving regular allocution from Dumbledore about choice and
choosing, then he starts marking DD's moves again preparing to go for
the object a second time. Then one night while he is spying on
Dumbledore he hears something remarkable.. something about the Dark
Lord and someone defeating him born in July etc etc. He runs straight
to Voldemort with the news that he knows. Voldie sits on this for a
half hour and decides his next move. He tells Snape what it is, and
then something occurs to him. (According to which side of the fence
you are on this thing that occurs to SS is either that Dumbledore was
right about Voldemort and he is wracked with guilt for his misdeeds,
or it is that he has realised what he needs to tell DD to earn back
his trust.)  In either case Snape runs back to DD and tells his story.
For close to the next whole year Snape is acting as a double agent,
working for (or appearing to work for depending on your opinion)
Dumbledore as well as Voldemort. 


Snape was in the employ of Voldie on the night of the prophecy.

He told DD his story after Voldemort had decided to kill the Potters.

He was working at Hogwarts on Voldies orders beforehand

etc etc any Questions? or disagreements..

Valky