What's in it for Snape? Finding motive...

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Thu Apr 29 15:39:37 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 97215

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> 
> Remember when fake Moody threatened Snape? He threatened to tell DD 
> how badly Snape treated Harry? (I really need these quotes!) What if 
> Moody was telling Snape something altogether else.  
> 
> For ewxample: "Snape, you may have everyone in this school fooled, 
> but I know you better. I know that you no longer are a DE, but your 
> not in the Order. I know that you, unlike some people, cannot cover 
> up (what we think means the dark mark comment)what you are/change 
> your spots. The only cause your interested in is yourself. I know 
> what your game is at this school, and what your real intentions 
> towards Harry are, so you better stay out of my way or I'm going to 
> tell DD."

Devious.
Not sure if I agree, though.
Crouch!Moody was playing the part of an ex-Auror, one of the select
group that hunts down DEs - and Snape used (!) to be a DE. As an
ex-Auror, and one with pretty firm views on punishment (he's very
hard line in the Pensieve Court-room scene), Snape would not expect
the real Moody to treat him with respect or consideration IMO.
Friction, sniping, put downs would be expected - just as when he put
the frighteners on Karkaroff. Besides, I doubt if turning Malfoy into a
bouncing ferret would strengthen his case for instituting higher
standards of child care.

Kneasy







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