Malice and Ulterior Motives

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 138755

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> Malice and Ulterior Motives
> 
>  
> 	Throughout the novel Snape is repeatedly described as having 
> bat-like and spider-like qualities.   Bats are bloodsuckers, and 
> arachnids spin webs to entrap their prey, once caught they are sucked 
> dry of their innards until only a husk remains.  These are the 
> perfect descriptions for a man who has laid out webs of deceit all 
> around him and uses those that he ensnares to achieve his goals.  
>  

cough,cough.  I have to now stand up & defend bats & spiders...LOL

Bats are NOT bloodsuckers - only the vampire bat is.  Most bats are
insect eating creatures and they help cut down on the *bad* insects,
such as flies & mosquitoes.  Spiders are also in the same vein as bats
- they catch their prey(insects) and help cut down on the increasing
population of said insects.  Matter of fact, there is folklore that
states it is bad luck to kill a spider.  I never kill a spider in my
home - I just gently pick it up with paper and put it outside where it
belongs.

Yes, those descriptions are used to describe Snape - but if you look
at it away from the incorrect misconceptions of bats & spiders, well,
you could say he isn't evil, but helping out by ridding the WW of
insects (DE's).   

colebiancardi
(who thinks that bats are very cute & will not kill a spider)