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

[Tamee Livingston]

No: HPFGUIDX 80437

Nemi:
>>Anyways, what you said, Snape /Needs/ Harry to Hate him, well, what if
it's he 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.

>>[snip]>>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?<<

Tamee (my reply):

Actually this makes perfect sense to me, as recently I've been developing a
theory that the reason Snape hasn't been able to get past his hatred for
James and co. is that he's been using that emotion to maintain his cover.  I
think that a truly successful Occlumens must use some emotions or perhaps
obsessions to cover their deceptions.  It keeps them from having obvious
blank spots and can distract the Legilimancer.  Snape himself says, "Only
those skilled in Occlumency are able to shut down those feelings and
memories that contradict the lie, and so utter falsehoods in [Voldemort's]
presence without detection." (US OOP 531).  So I think when faced with
Voldemort, Snape has always used his hatred and resentment to deflect
attention away from his deeper motives.  It seems a simple enough manuever
for him.  He did hate James and Sirius with a passion; they were openly
siding with Dumbledore;  Dumbledore blatantly favored Gryffindors and MWPP
in school (in Snape's mind); they were responsible for all his misery; why
would he help them in anyway.

I think the distractions used depend on the personality.  Snape is a bitter,
miserable man so he uses that.  He makes his hatred useful to him, and yes,
I think Snape wants Harry to hate him as much as Snape hates James and
Harry, especially, if Snape is doing any kind of spying that leads him close
to Voldemort.

Tamee