[HPforGrownups] Questions concerning Snape and Lucius

[Kriselda Jarnsaxa]

No: HPFGUIDX 56936

LeiaOS at aol.com recently mentioned:

>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.

I sort of got the feeling he just wanted to put Lockhart in his place and 
show that he wasn't the incredibly great wizard he claimed he was.  Snape 
strikes me as someone who feels he's been overlooked and underestimated for 
far too long and will do things just to prove he's the "better" 
wizard.  I've also gotten the sense that this may have something to do with 
his enmity for Harry.  Here he (Snape) is, this knowledgeable, powerful, 
great wizard, and everyone focuses their attention on a fool boy who's only 
*real* claim to fame is that he managed not to get killed.  That this boy 
is the son of one of his rivals from when he was in school - another fool 
boy who managed to get more attention than he deserved - just makes it that 
much more irritating for Snape.

I think Snape also sees Malfoy as sort of a younger version of himself - 
another talented and potentially powerful wizard who's getting overshadowed 
by a Potter, and that's why he tend to favour Malfoy as much as he does.

Kriselda


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