Although it’s possible that Snape is assuming that Dumbledore would’t possibly forget to check for that (are there ways to check?). I know my first reaction to the original Rowling-fic is “OK, there’s no way Dumbledore didn’t know a teacher was being possessed by Voldemort.”
We find out he didn’t trust Quirrel (as he tells Snape in flashback to keep an eye on Quirrel), I don’t think we find out he knew Quirrel was being possessed by Voldemort.
Well, I may have read too much into this statement, that’s true. I always assumed that Dumbledore conveniently “going to the Ministry of Magic” on a broomstick or with a Thestral (and not using one of the million other possibilities such as Floo Powder, Portkey, Apparating), then SUDDENLY realizing halfway that Hogwarts is where he ought to be were meant to signify the adult reader that, unlike what Canon!HP understood, Dumbledore knew all along and was trying to trick Voldemort/Quirrel into trying to get the Stone (which was safe inside the mirror of Erised). It also explained the perfect timing of Hagrid and Harry retrieving the Stone from Gringotts the exact same day Quirrel/Voldemort broke in. The Stone had in my opinion been a bait all along, to try and catch the Dark Lord while waiting for the Chosen One to be old enough to defeat him.
Although it’s possible that Snape is assuming that Dumbledore would’t possibly forget to check for that (are there ways to check?). I know my first reaction to the original Rowling-fic is “OK, there’s no way Dumbledore didn’t know a teacher was being possessed by Voldemort.”
Well he did know, as we find out in the 7th book.
We find out he didn’t trust Quirrel (as he tells Snape in flashback to keep an eye on Quirrel), I don’t think we find out he knew Quirrel was being possessed by Voldemort.
Well, I may have read too much into this statement, that’s true. I always assumed that Dumbledore conveniently “going to the Ministry of Magic” on a broomstick or with a Thestral (and not using one of the million other possibilities such as Floo Powder, Portkey, Apparating), then SUDDENLY realizing halfway that Hogwarts is where he ought to be were meant to signify the adult reader that, unlike what Canon!HP understood, Dumbledore knew all along and was trying to trick Voldemort/Quirrel into trying to get the Stone (which was safe inside the mirror of Erised). It also explained the perfect timing of Hagrid and Harry retrieving the Stone from Gringotts the exact same day Quirrel/Voldemort broke in. The Stone had in my opinion been a bait all along, to try and catch the Dark Lord while waiting for the Chosen One to be old enough to defeat him.