GoF CH 27-29 Post DH look/ Snape and Harry redux

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 182299

> DH:
> "You know what I mean! He thinks it means her son, he is going to
> hunt her down – kill them all-"

zgirnius:
Thanks Alla, for the text. I had never noticed this before, but when 
Snape first speaks of what Voldemort will do, he states Voldemort 
will 'hunt her her down' and 'kill them all'. I think he is quite 
clear on the fact that 1) Lily cannot be separated from her family, 
and 2) Dumbledore, if he acts, will act on behalf of all three of 
them. He does not care compared to the way that he cares about what 
happens to Lily, but I don't see any obvious indication that he does 
not care *at all*, or worse, wants them dead. (And I see nothing odd 
about it - caring more about a loved one than about an enemy or 
someone unknown is perfectly normal).

> DH:
> "You do not care, then about the deaths of her husband and child?
> They can die, as long as you have what you want?"
> Snape said nothing but merely looked at Dumbledore.
> "Hide them all, then," he croaked. "Keep her – them- safe. Please"
> "And what will you give me in return Severus?"
> 
> Alla:
> And even when Dumbledore does the disgusted bit, Snape still says 
his
> true intentions IMO – at first he says only what Dumbledore wants to
> hear IMO – hide them all, and then – keep HER – them – safe.

zgirnius:
He mirrors what he said earlier - he has mentioned both her and them, 
before Dumbledore got on his high horse. Voldemort will kill them 
all, and he is asking Dumbledore to hide them all.

> Alla:
> What will you give me in return Severus? Huh, Dumbledore? You would
> not save Order members unless Snape will give you something in
> return? NICE.

zgirnius:
Of course he would, at least I believe this. It appears he warned the 
Longbottoms, just in case and despite the intelligence he received 
from Snape that the Potters were the targets. Even though Snape did 
not ask for it. 

But why not try to get something useful out of the situation?