Was Snape ever really loyal to Voldemort?

He was completely loyal, even told the prophecy he overheard about Voldemort and Harry/Neville to him which set it all in motion. He turned on Voldemort the second Voldemort threatened Lily. He stayed turned when Voldemort promised to spare Lily and killed her.

Why did Voldemort respect Snape?

So he could give his memories to Harry and advance the plot and his character 2. Voldemort believed Snape was the master of the Elder Wand so he needed to kill him but maybe didn’t trust his own wand thinking it might not be powerful enough and used Nagini, an extension of himself via horcrux to kill Snape.

Why did Snape become loyal to Dumbledore?

Despite Snape killing Dumbledore, it is learned that they had a special agreement for him to do so. When he died, it was revealed that his deep strong love for Lily Evans caused him to redeem himself, joining Dumbledore’s cause for her protection (and, after her death, that of her son) from Lord Voldemort.

Why did Voldemort assume Snape was a double agent?

Maybe Voldemort assumed that Snape was pretending to be loyal to Dumbledore. After all, the dark lord hadn’t revealed himself to Snape yet, and Voldemort, being the mastermind he was, knew that a double agent would have to keep up appearances.

How does Severus Snape resemble Voldemort in Harry Potter?

Here’s what I think: (1) Snape resembled Voldemort in a lot of ways: They were both half-bloods, born to a Muggle father and a witch mother that had something to do with Slytherin (Merope Gaunt was Slytherin’s descendant, and Eileen Prince was most certainly a Slytherin, given Severus’ eagerness to be sorted in this house).

Why did Voldemort keep the Quirrell stone?

Voldemort must have thought that Snape didn’t know Voldemort was inside the body of Quirrell, He just had to keep the stone safe, because he wouldn’t get trusted by dumbledore.

What did Snape say to Dumbledore when he returned?

I feared you had left me forever, to be Dumledore’s. Snape stayed back to assure Dumbledore that he was his man. He tells Voldemort that he returned on Dumbledore’s bidding and that Dumbledore knew he was back. However, he asserted that he was still loyal to the Dark Lord and Dumbledore would never know.