[HPforGrownups] Draco/Snape relationship

[Monika Zaboklicka]

No: HPFGUIDX 11337

I'm so glad somebody started this thread! Thanks, Teek!

>I think that if anyone who Draco "cares about" was to be hurt by
>Voldemort, it would be Snape.

I'm not sure Malfoy cares for him. The only thing we know for certain is
that Snape favours Draco almost beyond common sense. I guess Draco likes it,
but I'm not sure what he thinks of Snape. I have an impression that he finds
Snape more "useful" than respect-worthy (you know, something like "Who cares
what Snape thinks? He'll back us up no matter what we do!").

>Voldemort does not
>generally forgive those who abandon him, and any death eater who has
>been exposed as Dumbledore's "valuable spy" would be, in my opinion,
>first on Voldemort's list of "people to kill off most unpleasantly."

I agree. But some people think that Snape could explain everything to
Voldemort, even his Anti-Ouirrel Campaign. Personally I doubt it. I'm not
sure Severus can lie convincingly. He certainly cannot control his face too
well.

>It's another of Voldemort's blind spots that he hasn't
>killed Snape already.

Practically, he had neither time nor opportunity. But I'm sure he'll try.

>I think that later in the
>books, though, Snape will be either killed or made to suffer greatly.

I fear so. Poor, poor Severus ...

>A question that came to mind: What does Snape think of Draco?

I wonder myself. I tend to think that he likes Draco and finds him amusing
(they have very similar sense of humour).

>He
>obviously knows his father, and probably thinks he's a git.

The Snape/Lucius Malfoy relationship is deep mistery to me. They never
mentioned each other, never had been seen together. However, I find two
facts significant:
1. Draco is attending Hogwarts, altough his father wanted him in Durmstrang.
It could be just Narcissa's persuasion, but it still surprises me that
Lucius agreed. He obviously hates Dumbledore and certainly doesn't want
"this Muggle-lover" to spoil his only son. Perhaps Malfoy thinks that Snape
is good enough substitute for Karkaroff to risk sending Draco to Hogwearts.
2. [Disclaimer: I've read this in Polish translation of CoS, perhaps the
English versions are quite different] What Draco said when he proposed Snape
to apply for the post of Headmaster: [translating from Polish back to
English]; "I think you can count on my father's vote, professor. I'll tell
him you are the best teacher". What does he mean? That he didn't talk about
Snape with his father? Or that he never spoke well on Snape? Or perhaps it's
just interpreter's mistake?

>But a
>very powerful git. Maybe Voldemort doesn't know that Snape is a
>traitor, but Lucius (or some other death eater) does, and is keeping
>it as black mail. It would explain some of the favoritism that Snape
>shows Draco.

Personally I'd think twice before trying to blackmail Snape. Besides, it's
very difficult to blackmail somebody who doesn't care a bit what people
think of him. I'm sure that Voldemort meant Snape when he talked about the
Death Eater "who I believe has left us forever", but that Death Eaters (at
least some of them) cannot be sure whom he meant.

>
>Does anyone think that Snape's blatent unfairness is just residual
>Potter-Hatred, and a bias toward Slytherin House?

I'm afraid it might be Snape's sense of humour as well. I do hope there's
something more in it...

>I think the story of how Snape became a death eater, and how he
>changed his mind needs to be told. (Thank goodness there's a whole
>nother three books to tell us.)

Yes! I can't wait to read it!

Monika Z.