[HPforGrownups] Re: Trusting Snape

[P J]

No: HPFGUIDX 149317


Pippin:
>This part I don't understand. Snape can rejoin Voldemort, and
>since nobody, Order or Ministry, has been able to find Voldemort, they 
>shouldn't
>be able to find Snape either. He doesn't need to be able to get information
>to the Order to sabotage Voldemort's plans. There are plenty of ways to
>put a spanner in the works from within, especially for an expert potion
>maker. And if he's with Voldemort when Harry arrives for the kill, then
>Harry may have an unexpected ally.

PJ:
What you say could possibly make sense if we were talking about anyone but 
Voldermort the Ungrateful but I can't help but wonder exactly what you think 
Snape did *right* from Voldermort's perspective that would make him so eager 
to keep him alive and well?

Yes, Snape killed that interfering old Dumbledore but that was a task 
assigned to Draco, not him and the other DE's on the tower *might* have been 
able to finish that job without his assistance considering how weak and 
defenseless Dumbledore was at the time.  (And Voldermort will hear about 
that too and wonder WHY)

So, Snape needlessly outted himself as a DE, ruined Voldermort's punishment 
of the Malfoys and then didn't even bring the Potter brat with him when he 
fled Hogwarts!  I just don't see a guy like Voldermort killing the fatted 
calf for him over that kind of major screw up.  Also, if Snape is now shown 
more respect by the other DE's, he'lll be seen as an immediate threat to 
Voldermort's control by his jealous master.   Voldermort seems like a top 
notch potion maker himself if that cauldren scene in GoF is any indication 
of his skills so Snape's talent becomes redundant.

Let's take a good look at Peter's situation.  He found Voldermort, cared for 
him and gave up his own hand in order to give him back a useable body.  You 
would think he'd be at least somewhat appreciated by Voldermort and be kept 
by his side, wouldn't you?  I mean, if it weren't for Peter Voldermort would 
still be "less than the meanest ghost" or even that grotesque baby!Mort, 
alone and relatively powerless...  But no.  He's stuck in Spinners End with 
Snape and looks like he's had a *very* rough go of it since Voldermort came 
back to power (the hump on his back, etc).

As far as I can see,  Snape's value to Voldermort disappeared when he lost 
the ability to spy for him which was the one job Voldermort specifically 
gave him to do!   He's now become a liability in every sense of the word so, 
rather than keeping him safe and sound from the Aurors, I could actually see 
Voldermort having him hunted down and killed.  Even if he can evade the 
Ministry, where does someone branded with the Dark Mark hide from 
Voldermort?
PJ