Saying Voldemort's name

[koinonia02 at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19178

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
> 
> I just had a thought, on reading this, that I don't recall Snape 
ever 
> referring to Voldemort directly by name, or by "he who must not be 
> named" or "you know who."  Then I checked the end of GoF, to see 
how 
> he refers to him when he is showing Fudge the Dark Mark.  He, like 
> Crouch-as-Moody and Crouch as himself refers to him as the "Dark 
> Lord."  This surprised me.  I would have thought that Snape would 
be 
> able to say Voldemort - was he compromising because he was talking 
to 
> the Minister, or does this have more sinister overtones (which btw, 
I 
> don't believe - I think Snape is very much on the side of 
Dumbledore.)

It's not a matter of not being able to say Voldemort.  Snape is use 
to addressing him as the "Dark Lord".  That seems to be how the DE's 
address their master. 

BTW:  I would be very disappointed if Snape turned out to truly be a 
bad guy  :(

Koinonia
> 
> Catherine