Snape as Neville's teacher / JKR's sexy men roll call

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 168591

Dana:

> The problem is that there is no canon proof that LV 
> can actually witness Harry's thoughts through the scar 
> link only that he could implant feelings and visions, 

houyhnhnm:

There are a couple of times when Harry has the urge to 
bite Dumbledore.  Harry was apparently experiencing 
Nagini's feelings as she was being possessed by Voldemort 
at the same time that Voldemort was invading Harry's mind. 

Harry experienced the snake's feelings.  We don't know 
what Voldemort's subjective experience was.  The closest 
to anything that could be considered canon about what is 
going on in Tommy's head comes from Dumbledore, who seems 
to understand him in the way that Sherlock Holmes understood 
the workings of Moriarty's mind.  This is what Dumbledore 
has to say about the Harry-Voldemort connection:

"I was sure that if he realized that our relationship was--or 
had ever been--closer than that of headmaster and pupil, he 
would seize his chance to use you as a means to spy on me." (OotP37)

So while we are not *shown* Voldemort spying through Harry's 
eyes (because we are never inside Voldemort's head), we have 
Dumbldore's stated belief  that Voldemort *could* use Harry 
to spy through and Dumbldedore is our best authority on 
Voldemort.  And that is canon.  

Dana:

> He also would know that DD is down stairs but then why is 
> he acting so surprised? 

houyhnhnm:

Why would Voldemort be surprised to see Dumbldore if he 
came on Snape's word?  You mean Snape told Voldemort that 
he had alerted the Order, but neglected to mention that 
Dumbldore was right behind them.  I think Snape would be 
in a lot of trouble.

There is no satisfactory explanation for Voldemort's 
appearance at that particular time (perhaps he was there 
all along), but a Snape connection seems the least likely 
scenario to me.