[HPforGrownups] Questions concerning Snape and Lucius

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No: HPFGUIDX 56903

In a message dated 5/3/2003 3:38:50 AM Central Standard Time, 
SusanXG at hotmail.com writes:

> 2) Why did Snape agree to be Lockhart's assistant for the Dueling Club? Whas 
> 
> it because he wanted to show Lockhart up? Did he want to manipulate it so 
> Malfoy would duel Harry? Did Dumbledore encourage Snape to participate?


My thought on this is that Snape knew what a complete egomaniacal fool 
Lockhart was and thought assistance would ensure that students learn at least 
some dueling skills. He might have wished to be in charge of it, but really, 
although Snape was technically the 'assistant', he really was in charge.

AND 

>3) What is the nature of Snape and Lucius' relationship? Are they just 
>simply co-Death Eaters or does it go deeper than that? Are they related? 
>Cousins maybe? Does Snape stay close to the Malfoys because he wants to 
>protect Draco from Voldemort? To spy on the Malfoys because Lucius is one of 

>Voldy's high ranking DEs?
>


Well, as I was rereading Philosopher's Stone with my sister tonight, I was 
actually thinking about Lucius and Snape at Hogwarts. If they were around the 
same age, I have a hard time seeing them being friends based on what we know 
of their characters now. Neither Lucius nor Snape strike me as being 
followers, they are both intelligent and cunning, and I would be more likely 
to see them as rivals of a sort than friends. However, that's based on what 
we know of both men now, which very likely may be different from when they 
were at Hogwarts. Obviously a great number of things have happened to Snape 
since that time, including his turning away from the Death Eaters and 
Voldemort and we still don't really know what precipitated that. All we 
really know for certain about Snape is that he came to Hogwarts already 
knowing several spells. It's possible he was less secure as a child and 
perhaps he and Lucius were friends. 

Snape is one of the characters I'm counting on finding out more about in OotP 
and I'm certainly looking forward to that.

 ~Sabrina~



'I say to you all, once again- in the light of Lord Voldemort's return, we 
are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. Lord 
Voldemort's gift for spreading discord and enmity is very great. We can fight 
it only by showing an equally strong bond of friendship and trust. 
Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are 
identical and our hearts are open.' 
                                             ~Harry Potter and the Goblet of 
Fire~


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