Who were Snape’s two mentors? I used to think they were Voldemort and Dumbledore, in that order. But from the new chapter we learn that Snape only became a Death Eater when he told the prophecy to Voldemort, and that must have been immediately before Voldemort died or vanished. That doesn’t seem to leave enough time for Voldemort to be a mentor to Snape.
The timetable is getting tight for Voldemort to mentor Snape significantly, but I really don’t see who else it could be; especially since it doesn’t sound to me like it’s supposed to be a huge mystery who the second mentor was. (I think we can exclude Quirrel/Monroe entirely.)
Who were Snape’s two mentors? I used to think they were Voldemort and Dumbledore, in that order. But from the new chapter we learn that Snape only became a Death Eater when he told the prophecy to Voldemort, and that must have been immediately before Voldemort died or vanished. That doesn’t seem to leave enough time for Voldemort to be a mentor to Snape.
Note that the prophecy is from before Harry was born, and his parents died when he was over a year old.
The timetable is getting tight for Voldemort to mentor Snape significantly, but I really don’t see who else it could be; especially since it doesn’t sound to me like it’s supposed to be a huge mystery who the second mentor was. (I think we can exclude Quirrel/Monroe entirely.)