Why Didn’t Voldemort Realize Snape Was a Double Agent? - Harry Potter Theory

For someone as paranoid, intelligent, and ruthlessly suspicious as Lord Voldemort, it seems implausible that someone like Snape could operate a double agent right under his nose for SO MANY years. His absolute trust in Snape (which lasts until the very end, I might add) seems almost impossible to explain. After Voldemort’s first defeat, Snape spent YEARS teaching at Hogwarts and maintaining a close enough relationship with Dumbledore that he eventually became one of his most trusted confidants.

Voldemort, meanwhile, wasn’t JUST suspicious by nature. He was also one of the most accomplished Legilimens alive, entirely capable of penetrating other people’s minds and extracting their thoughts, memories, and emotions..Whenever he wanted to.

Which is why sometimes I wonder HOW Snape managed to stand in front of Voldemort for years, lie directly to his face,and somehow… Never get caught?

Topics Covered In This Video:

Why Voldemort never realized Snape was a double agent

Why Voldemort couldn’t simply read Snape’s mind

How Legilimency actually works in Harry Potter

How Snape used Occlumency against Voldemort

Why being a powerful Legilimens didn’t make Voldemort all-knowing

How Snape controlled his thoughts, emotions, and memories

The cover story Snape used after Voldemort’s first downfall

How Snape explained his years working for Dumbledore