Prophecy, Snape, timeline (wasRe: Here's something to support my view

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 148957

Brandy wrote: 
> Here's something I found today to support an earlier view I had 
posted 
> sometime back. It was about Snape knowing the entire Prophecy and 
> having told Voldy only part of it. And that was the basis of DD's 
firm 
> belief in Snape. 
> 
> http://www.mugglenet.com/editorials/thenorthtower/nt42.shtml


Potioncat:
I agree with the editorial's view that Snape "returned" a long time 
prior to starting work at Hogwarts. I actually think he may have 
already been working for DD when he took the prophesy to LV. But DD 
has been firm in his statements that the spy only heard part of the 
prophecy.

So, either there's something wrong with Trelawney's details; or Snape 
was unable to hear because he was arguing with Aberforth; or DD lied, 
or Snape was obliviated. Now...come to think of it, maybe I should 
look at DD's wording. Does he say the spy only heard or the spy only 
knew????

Just because Snape started at Hogwarts in '81, doesn't mean he hadn't 
been trying to get the job for a while.