Dumbledore related something important in regards to Slughorn. I think we were meant to see some parallels between Snape and Slughorn. On the surface they are nothing alike. But underneath, they may have the same motivations. Power. Power behind the throne.
There is a ban in place regarding the study of dark magic. Maybe Snape would like that ban removed. That certainly could have been one of the promises Tom gave his followers. But Tom would never have wanted to train an army of powerful dark wizards. What if they turned against him? The ban is just fine where it is and Tom was lying about trying to change it. Snape would know that by now. We also know that Snape arrived as a student at Hogwarts with extensive knowledge of the dark arts. It must have been frustrating to discover that he couldn't go on with his dark studies and I doubt the Snapes had money to send him to Durmstrang.
We also know that he and other DE's wanted Harry to be a powerful dark lord to take Tom's place. Who's to say they still don't want that? And Snape would love to be the advisor to a baby dark lord. A baby he knows inside and out.
I think Snape was at Hogwarts specifically to await Harry's arrival.
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Date: 2005-09-22 03:27 pm (UTC)There is a ban in place regarding the study of dark magic. Maybe Snape would like that ban removed. That certainly could have been one of the promises Tom gave his followers. But Tom would never have wanted to train an army of powerful dark wizards. What if they turned against him? The ban is just fine where it is and Tom was lying about trying to change it. Snape would know that by now. We also know that Snape arrived as a student at Hogwarts with extensive knowledge of the dark arts. It must have been frustrating to discover that he couldn't go on with his dark studies and I doubt the Snapes had money to send him to Durmstrang.
We also know that he and other DE's wanted Harry to be a powerful dark lord to take Tom's place. Who's to say they still don't want that? And Snape would love to be the advisor to a baby dark lord. A baby he knows inside and out.
I think Snape was at Hogwarts specifically to await Harry's arrival.