But DID James listen? (was LID!Snape rides again )

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 150008

 
> Alla:
> But of course, since I believe in Snape darker nature, I will go 
> further and speculate that Snape indeed signed up to join Voldie 
and 
> company when he was still in school and that is where many 
conflicts 
> betweem him and James indeed grew. Speculation? Sure, pure 
> speculation and of course we don't know when Voldemort recruited 
> Snape, BUT I find it VERY interesting that Draco started his 
service 
> when he is still in school.
> 
> It is true that we don't know whether Draco has the mark or not, 
but 
> I think it is possible that he does have a mark and if it is so, I 
> think it will be even more likely that Snape joined while still in 
> Hogwarts.

Potioncat:
I snipped Ceridwen's post, because I'm supposed to, but this reply is 
to both Ceridwen and Alla.

Black says he never heard anyone suggest Snape was a DE...and this is 
after Black has been in Azkaban hearing things about other DEs. Snape 
doesn't seem to have been openly involved with the Order before LV's 
fall, and Black knows nothing about him being at Hogwarts. So while 
the current members of the Order know that Snape is a former DE who 
is spying for DD, the Order members during the first war did not know 
that Snape was a DE or that he was spying.

My point? I don't think there was a reason for James to think Snape 
was a DE. James was in the Order and if he suspected Snape, surely he 
would have said or done something. Now, that doesn't mean Snape 
didn't join during his time at Hogwarts, but he seems to have kept a 
very low profile about it, whenever  he joined.

But, I really think Draco is the exception. He isn't a member because 
LV is starting an apprentice program for gifted teens, Draco is a 
member because the Malfoy family is being punished.