[HPforGrownups] Snape and Quirrell/Voldemort/ Is Harry a pureblood?/ Dumbledore & Voldemort/JKR's Latin

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 44239

Olivia writes:

> So, wouldn't Voldemort hear Snape threatening Quirrell? Doesn't that
> incriminate Snape and endanger his double agent status? Voldemort hears
> Snape bullying Quirrell around, threatening him about going after the
> Sorcerer's Stone, wouldn't that get the Dark Lord a little angry that one
of
> his Death Eaters is standing in his way? Or does Snape have really good
> timing and only catches Quirrell when Voldemort is off in the Forrest
> swigging Unicorn blood? It's possible, but it seems unlikely.

The way I see it, Snape suspects Voldemort's with Quirrell, but he never
says anything to let on that he knows.  And the things he says to threaten
Quirrell give the impression that he is after the stone.  He doesn't mention
why, for all Harry knows (as he reasons out) Snape wants it for Voldemort.
It would be easier to return to Voldemort with something to offer.
Voldemort would, in effect, owe him a life debt of sorts.

Second, I am still wavering between double agent Snape and triple agent
Snape.  (or is it secret agent and double agent?)  Anyhow, one minute I
really like Snape (as much as possible), the next I hate him with a passion
and figure he's tricking Dumbledore.  For example, we have "reasons" for him
to hate Harry, though whether he hates or just dislikes is another story for
another day.  I think there are more reasons, one way or another.  But then
there's "poor little" Neville.  The only "reason" we have for Snape not
liking him is he's not good at potions.  Big deal, I have lots of students
not good at one subject or another (or all, for that matter), but it doesn't
make me like them any less.  Snape, though, treats Neville worse than Harry.
Like the detention thing for melting his cauldron.  Disembowling a barrel
full of horned toads?  The child has a toad for a *pet*!!!!  It's child
abuse!!!

Okay, moving on:

> kel:"Always remember: the Sorting Hat wanted to put Harry, a wizard
> whose mother was muggle-born, into Slytherin. Harry is neither muggle-
> born nor half blood... what IS he?"

Respectfully speaking, regardless of what JKR said, I think Harry's in
between a half blood and a pureblood.  As far as we know, and I get the
general impression, that the Potter line is an old wizard family.  That
James Potter was a pureblood.  Lily Potter, on the other hand, was muggle
born.  However, James and Lily were wizard/witch.  No muggle there.  So
Harry is not technically a half blood, as Tom Riddle and Seamus and whoever
else.  But he's not a pureblood either.  I think you can only be considered
a pure blood if you can trace back the bloodline for ages.  So I think there
needs to be a fourth term, besides pure blood, half blood, and muggle born.
Harry's none of the above.

Risti writes:

> In any case, I have a theory to expound upon, and I would love to
> here your opinions of it.  It began with me trying to find the answer
> to a question that I'm sure has plagued most of us:Why is Voldemort
> scared of Dumbledore?  The answer that I've found becomes more and
> more plausible every time I think about it.
<snip theory>

Well, interesting theory.  However, I have a few concerns here.  If the wand
is sentient, how would it allow Voldemort to use it to kill anyone?
Especially those who were "close to Dumbledore."  I can see, however, how
the wand could perhaps refuse to kill Fawkes, if Voldemort ever tried such a
thing.  That would be, in effect, suicide.

GulPlum/Richard writes:

> I agree entirely. JKR is NOT a Latinist, and some of her Latin
> constructions aren't quite right (as everyone's chucking out examples, one
> of the most glaring for me was "expecto" rather than "exspecto"; BTW for
> the record, it's "Leviosa"). :-)

Whatever. :)  Keep in mind I spend all day trying to teach six year olds to
spell three letter words.  It's no wonder I get a little mixed up! :D

> As am I, except that when I express my opinions, I get accused of
> transforming people into ferrets and bouncing them around the room. :-)

Ah, well, I'm none the worse for it.  At least you don't get accused of
BEING a ferret!  Never knew I had a thing in common with Draco . . .

Richelle

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