"...the Dark Lord" said the Death Eater

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 137914

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "l3al3y_Doll_3"
<Kiss2Kiss1 at a...> wrote:
> Has anyone noticed how ONLY Death Eaters or dark wizards/witches refer 
> to Lord Voldemort as "The Dark Lord"? I was rereading OotP and that 
> happens a lot, particularly with Snape. For example, during the 
> Occlumency lessons he barks at Harry a few times when Harry says 
> Voldemort's name, and tells him not to. Yes, Snape was a DE, but he's 
> had over a decade to lose that habit if he had really crossed to the 
> side of good.
> Rizza


I also was interested when Harry asked Snape that question  "Why do
you call Voldemort the Dark Lord, I've only heard Death Eaters call
him that ---"  in OotP, p 593 Am Ed Hardcover

They were rudely interrupted and we never did find out.  I can only
guess that Snape continues to call Voldy the Dark Lord, as his
character doesn't strike me as a person who would be calling him "the
one who must not be named" and that calling him Voldemort is perhaps
dangerous for him - perhaps there is a connection or something with
the DE's & LV when they utter his name.  Or that that this is for
Snape to *stay* in his role as a Death Eater.  To start calling him
Voldemort would be an *insult* to Voldy if he found out that his DE
was on such familar terms with him and the other DE's would wonder why
Snape is now referring to him by his name, when only DD & Harry do that.  

I think it is the last one - Snape has to stay in his *role* as a
Death Eater - otherwise, he might slip & reveal his true loyalities -
which I still believe is with DD and the Order.

colebiancardi