Re: Unanswered Questions

On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:28:27 GMT, gjw <gjw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


We know Voldemort never informed DE's of each other.

Where do we know this? When V used his mark to summon the DE"s - they
came TOGETHER - how did they not know each other?

The books clearly state he kept them in the dark about each other's
identity. Seems they had a bunch of inner circles, and one only knew
his circle mates.

And of course they came together, that's the order. Dark Mark goes
off, you all come running. In DE Guise. At that point, nobody knew
anybody else.

Not just that. At the graveyard, despite the fact that the DE's were
masked, Voldemort called them by name. That's how Harry was able to
later tell Fudge who the Death Eaters were. So that kills the idea
that the DE's didn't know each other's identities.

Until now, where apparently his keep them in the dark idea has been
changed. The question is why?


Seems people have this idea
Snape's the most trusted DE around. privy to all V's secrets. Is
seriously doubt he's well informed at any given time.

I am sure that no DE was truly trusted by V.


Narcissa to Snape: "You are the Dark Lord's favorite, his most trusted
advisor..."

(Granted, trust can be a relative thing. I doubt that Voldemort is a
very trusting person. But he obviously trusts some people DE's more
than others.)

Of course, this all depends on when he became this. But he also calls
Lucius his slippery friend. And clearly, there's favoritism prior to
the MOM debacle with Bellatrix.

Seems Snape rose quite high when he proved he was still loyal even at
Hogwarts over the years. Course I'm sure DD had a plan of Snape
providing certain secrets and tidbits to Voldemort as proof of loyalty
and to keep the spy game up. Perhaps Snape got promoted after
Bellatrix fell out of favor. Would explain her open hostilities and
distrust.

and yes, if anybody asked Lily to be spared, it was a 5 second deal.
Nobody hold sway over Voldemort. Which goes right back to the fact he
had nothing to gain by keeping her alive, and nothing to lose by
killing her. So, there's no way he could be agreeing to spare her to
control Snape. if he felt this request would benefit him he'd never
kill Lily. Clearly, keeping Snape obedient was not the motivation for
sparing people that night.
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