How did Voldemort not know Snape was lying?

Voldemort did use Legilimency on Snape to see if he’s lying to him or not. ‘Saturday … at nightfall,’ repeated Voldemort. His red eyes fastened upon Snape’s black ones with such intensity that some of the watchers looked away, apparently fearful that they themselves would be scorched by the ferocity of the gaze.

Did Voldemort care about Snape?

Voldemort wasn’t even angry or upset over Snape’s death. He chalked it up to being a calculated loss, killed him and went about his business, because Voldemort was incapable of feeling regret. He could mimic the emotion, but he never actually felt it. Voldemort never cared about anyone but himself.

Who does Voldemort think Snape’s source is?

Snape’s informant was the portrait of Dumbledore. It was Dumbledore’s idea to move Harry prior to his 17th birthday and it was Dumbledore’s idea to use polyjuice potion to create 7 Harrys.

Did Snape use Occlumency against Voldemort?

Snape was a highly skilled Occlumens, being able to successfully deceive extremely accomplished Legilimens Voldemort, but his lessons with Harry were ultimately unsuccessful. Draco became skilled enough to repel Snape’s attempts at Legilimency.

How did Snape betray Voldemort?

Snape had no misgivings about working for Voldemort at the time he overheard the prophecy, yet a short time afterwards he changed sides and turned spy for the Order of the Phoenix. Betrayal of Voldemort is not a step that could be taken lightly.

How did Voldemort know that Snape killed Dumbledore?

Voldemort later killed Snape as he believed Snape to have won the wand’s allegiance as Snape was the one to kill Dumbledore. Harry eventually deduced the truth due to having witnessed Draco Disarm Dumbledore and information he received from Garrick Ollivander and later Dumbledore himself while in Limbo.

Who Confunded Dawlish in Deathly Hallows?

Under Minister Rufus Scrimgeour In the summer of 1997, Dawlish was put into the Confundus Charm by someone in the Order of the Phoenix, in order to provide the Death Eaters with a false trail as to when Harry Potter would depart from 4 Privet Drive.

Is Snape part Muggle?

Snape was born to Eileen Prince, a witch, and Tobias Snape, a Muggle, making him a half-blood (hence the name, “Half-Blood Prince”). This is rare for a Death Eater, as remarked in the last book, though Voldemort himself also had a Muggle father.

Was Snape loyal to Dumbledore or Voldemort?

When Harry tells him that Snape was actually loyal to Dumbledore instead, Voldemort is at first dismissive of the idea. “Snape’s Patronus was a doe,’ said Harry, ‘the same as my mother’s, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children.

Could Voldemort have killed Harry Potter if the Potters didn’t know?

If the Potters didn’t know beforehand, he would have had an element of surprise, or he could have sneakily killed Harry. Voldemort definitely knew that Snape leaked the information because Pettigrew was his inside man.

How did Voldemort know about the Fidelius Charm?

It so happens that the Fidelius Charm probably came about mainly because Snape told Dumbledore that Voldemort had interpreted the prophecy to refer to the Potters, not the Longbottoms—but how would Voldemort have known about this? There are only really two ways Voldemort could have found out: from his spy Pettigrew, or from Snape himself.

Why didn’t Pettigrew tell Voldemort about Lily Potter?

And Pettigrew almost certainly couldn’t have told Voldemort, because there’s no reason to believe he ever knew. As soon as Dumbledore found out about the Potters being targeted, he used Snape’s feelings for Lily to make him turn spy against Voldemort, which was a very valuable asset to him.