VA/H=Mx13+RP? (was: Was the eavesdropper unimportant to Harry?)

[Claudia]

No: HPFGUIDX 147089

> Steve:
> <HUGE SNIP>
> > So, I see the events surrounding Snape as very plausable. He 
couldn't
> > possibly know at the time how the Prophecy information would be
> > interpreted and used, and that makes him very different from 
Wormtail.
> 
> Alla:
> 
> I snipped a huge chunk of your post, because I just want to ask you 
> this question. HOW else except Voldemort killing Prophecy couple 
and 
> their baby could have Snape thought that information will be used.
> 
> Honestly, Snape is an intelligent man. Are you arguing that he 
truly 
> had no idea what Voldemort will do with this information? I guess I 
> have a higher opinion of Snape's intelligence than you do. :-)


Claudia:
I very firmly believe in DDMSnape and therefore I much more often 
agree to what Steve writes than to Alla's points of view but in this 
cast I can't help but agree to Alla.

How on earth could an intelligent person with only a little knowledge 
of the "Dark Lord" think that he would react any differently than he 
did? I think it was even to be expected that he would kill all 
children born in July, not only in this year, but also in the years 
coming (just in case, you know.)
But perhaps it is my Catholic upbringing making me to expect a 
killing, since I grew up hearing the story of King Herod killing all 
the babies in Bethlehem.

So if anyone can come up with a way to explain how Snape could expect 
Voldemort to react differently to the Prophecy I'd be glad to hear 
it. (Or please point me to it, if this has been discussed before.)

Claudia