Quesiton for Snapeophiles and -phobes RE Dumbledore, Snape, and Harry

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 114790


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, juli17 at a... wrote:
> Julie says now:
> 
> But it has been SHOWN. We've seen Voldemort try to kill Harry, we
> saw him order Pettigrew to kill Cedric, we heard him admit to 
torturing
> and killing Bertha Jorkins, we heard him admit to killing Harry's 
parents.
> Even if you don't accept the whole of the WW's word on Voldemort's
> past acts against hundreds of innocent wizards, we have indeed been
> shown some of his "present" acts. 



Alla:

As you stated correctly, HEARD is the key word. Someone else is 
telling about the murders was not very convincing to me.

The only scene in HP series , where I was convinced of Voldemort 
evil  because of the way he acted was Graveyard scene in GoF.

That was VERY GOOD writing. Anything else, sorry, not scared.

When I have to convince myself that the villain is a villain when 
somebody tells me about his bad acts, I don't consider it to be a 
very strong writing.
 

Julie:
 So we can make a comparison. Snape is a bitter, mean, occasionally
> abusive git, while Voldemort is a torturer and murderer. In 
matters of
> evil, Voldemort wins hands down. 
> 
 
Alla:
I would agree, if you change "occasionally abusive" to "constantly 
abusive" :o). I just wish JKR wrote more persuasively about 
Voldemort.
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