Snape's avoidance of Voldemort' s name (Was:OOTP Chapter Discussions, Chap 24)

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> Carol responds:
> The name clearly causes pain to Snape: 

snip.
> 
> Anyway, I don't think Snape is *afraid* of either Voldemort or
> Voldemort's name (we've seen his courage demonstrated many times), 
but
> he certainly wouldn't want to endure the pain of hearing the name
> spoken if he could avoid doing so. And he probably does see Harry's
> use of the name when powerful adult wizards (e.g., McGonagall) avoid
> it as a form of arrogance. IMO, he is trying to make Harry realize
> that, scar or no scar, he is not yet Voldmort's equal.
> 


Alla:

I am willing to accept the fact that that name causes pain to Snape 
as valid enough reason for him to avoid hearing it,if it is indeed 
true

 but if he thinks that Harry's saying it as arrogance, the only thing 
I can say TOUGH.

In many ways Harry is more Voldemort equal than Snape is. He fought 
Voldemort several times and stood his ground.

We saw Snape's courage, BUT we never saw him saying the name yet , so 
for now I am working under assumption  that for one reason or another 
he IS afraid of the name.