Snape Lied to Voldemort’s Face for 17 Years — Here’s When He Almost Slipped

At the graveyard on the night Voldemort rose, Snape's empty place in the circle was noticed—counted aloud by the Dark Lord himself. Hours later, he finally appeared at Hogwarts, walking out of the hospital wing after showing his Dark Mark to the Minister for Magic. That delay, that gap between the summoning and his arrival, was the first moment his lie nearly broke. For seventeen years Snape kept his true loyalty hidden, but most of that time there was no living Voldemort to lie to. The real danger came in the last three years, when he stood in front of a master who could read minds and had already questioned whether certain Death Eaters deserved to live. On certain nights in those three years—late arrivals, seating decisions, a wand that wouldn't perform—the mask slipped close enough that discovery would have meant death before morning. This is a walk through those nights, testing which one came closest to giving him away. The story of how Snape survived on occlumency, on alibis dressed as Death Eater loyalty, and on a master who couldn't imagine a love that outlived its object. Voldemort never found him out. He died believing a wand was the problem, never knowing the truth was waiting in a flask for Harry to find. Stock footage: Pixabay (pixabay.com) — McPix22, NathanielH, ZAIDoopro, Matthias_Groeneveld, Ditscha, Nightwolfone, klimkin, Joker911, bellergy, julianmolina, arthurreeder, CLEARSTREAMFILM and others. Images: Wikimedia Commons — • Mary Anne Fackelman · Reagan’s meeting with Oleg Gordievsky in the Oval Office · 1987 • A.Savin · Lubyanka Building · CC BY-SA 3.0 • Han van Meegeren · The Lacemaker · 1925 • The Smiling Girl · 1925 • Robert Röhr · Hermann Göring - Röhr · 1943 #SnapeTheMole #HarryPotter #VoldemortNeverKnew --- #HarryPotterTheories #HarryPotterWhatIf #HarryPotterExplained #HarryPotterLore #WizardingWorld #Voldemort #Snape #Dumbledore #NevilleLongbottom #HarryPotterPlotHoles DISCLAIMER: This is a fan-made channel for commentary, analysis and entertainment. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any official rights holder. All Harry Potter characters, names and related elements are trademarks and © of their respective owners. Theories and alternate timelines presented here are original fan interpretations. FAIR USE: This video is made for commentary, criticism, analysis and educational purposes. Under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Any copyrighted material is used in a transformative way, with original narration and analysis. Images are original artwork created for this channel. If you are a rights holder and have any concerns, please contact us before filing a claim.