who calls Voldie "Dark Lord"?

[msbeadsley]

No: HPFGUIDX 82283

"corinthum" <kkearney at s...> wrote:
 
> > The term "Dark Lord" seems to be used in two situations.  
> > First, by his supporters, as a term of respect.  I will include 
> > both Dobby and Snape in this category although I don't believe 
> > either to actually support Voldemort.  

"melclaros" wrote:
 
<snip>
> What I wonder about really though is why Phineas Nigellus uses the 
> term "Dark Lord". I never thought much about Dobby's use of it, and 
> Snape really *has* to use it, but Phineas?
<snip>
> Maybe it's just from hanging around (sorry about the pun, I really 
> did try to think of a better way of putting this) Grimmaud with the 
> Black family ranting and raving about 'Dark Lord this' and 'Dark 
> Lord that', but it struck me right out of the gate, moreso than 
> when anyone else in the books has used it.

I don't think anybody much sat down and decided, well, "I'm going to 
call him by *this* name, or I'm going to call him by *that* name," 
except maybe for Harry and those of his friends who are picking up 
the somewhat defiant use of "Voldemort." Since the name Tom Riddle 
styled for himself was "Lord" Voldemort, and terror apparently ran so 
high as to make saying "Voldemort" seem dangerous (in a "don't, he'll 
hear you!" boogeyman kind of way), then people had that "Lord" part 
left over. For a while there were probably people saying "Lord--" and 
biting their tongues. (And he was dark, oh, yes, precioussss...wait, 
that's another story <g>.) So he became "the Dark Lord."

Using "the Dark Lord" as a name is sort of halfway between the 
complete cowardice of calling him You-Know-Who or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-
Named and the flat out refusal to be intimidated expressed by those 
who just spit out "Voldemort." I think more and more people, like 
Fudge, are going to call Voldemort "the Dark Lord" now that he's back 
and the whole WW knows it. In a way, knowing he's back is less 
frightening than dreading his return. The other shoe has dropped. 
It's time to put your foot down, somehow or other.

Sandy