Needs to Hate (was: Re: Death Eaters: Etymology--& Dark Mark & Snape)

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In a message dated 9/10/2003 9:50:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, eileenh28 at yahoo.com writes:

> 2. Snape *needs* Harry to hate him so he won't hesitate to kill 
> Voldemort when he gets the chance.  
> 
> I can see the climatic scene now:
> 
> Voldemort: If you kill me you kill all Death Eaters, including Snape.
> 
> Harry: Really?  That greasy b*stard who's been nasty to me 
> since day 
> one?  Cool!  Adavara Kedavra!
> 
> The End

*snarks* *snakrs again and goes into a coughing fit and calms down after hacking up a lung*

Anyways, what you said, Snape /Needs/ Harry to Hate him, well, what if it's the other way around?  What if Snape /NEEDS/ to Hate Harry, which is why he doesn't follow up on the opertunity the Occulmency lessons provided to understand him.

One) Snape is good at Occulmency
Two) Voldemort is good at Legimency
Three) Snape is a Spy
Four) Snape uses Occulmency to avoid Voldemort's Legimency
Five) It would be distinctly odd and suspicous if Voldemort was attempting Legimens on Snape and hit a proverbial brick wall.
Six) It would be worse is Voldemort senced compassion or understanding from Snape to Harry
Seven) Snape therefore needs something to "Feed" Voldemort when he's getting mind probed.

Does that make sence?  Is it holding water?


--Nemi