Violence/MoreHP/Fidelius/HBP'sCurses/DD'sWatch/Sneak In/CounterJinx/WhyJoinLV

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 161445

Jen:
> 3) Those who have immersed themselves in the study of the Dark Arts
> and view Voldemort as a path to magical knowledge. My assumption is
> Snape fits here. >>

Catlady:
> I don't think that many people joined the Death Eaters in
> intellectual pursuit of the Dark Arts (e.g. seeking access to
> forbidden books). 

Jen:  Not book learning, no.  Right about the time the Marauders and 
Snape were students at Hogwarts, Voldemort described himself 
as 'experimenting' and 'pushing the boundaries of magic'.  There 
would likely be rumors around Hogwarts, or at least in Slytherin 
House during Snape's student years, about this powerful wizard who 
was creating a circle of cronies around himself as he pursued new 
magical territory in dark magic.

So I'm saying *if* word was out about the mysterious Voldemort and 
*if* Snape had a growing interest in creating spells of the dark 
magic variety, he might have been interested to know there was a 
wizard out there who was considered to be both magically powerful 
and innovative in the area of Dark Arts. And he might wonder how to 
seek him out.  And that's enough from me on this subject. ;-)

Jen, who will remember Catlady's points about the watch issue next 
time the subject comes up.