Nagini etymology + snakes' lifespan?

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 146265

CH3ed:
> I wonder how loyal Nagini is (I mean, snakes aren't often portrayed 
> as epitome for that trait), considering that LV probably shortened 
> her life needlessly by possessing her when he went to case out the 
> DoM (and bit Arthur in the process) in OotP. I'm assuming that LV's 
> speech in the GoF graveyard scene that possession shortens the 
> snakes' life span applies. Couldn't LV have used L. Malfoy instead? 


SSSusan:
Hee.  I know you didn't mean it this way, but when I read the 
sentence "Couldn't LV have used L. Malfoy instead?," I admit that my 
mind thought you meant couldn't LV have **possessed* Lucius instead of 
Nagini.  So I had this visual image of Voldy-in-Lucius, making him do 
all kinds of stuff like a puppeteer, and of its shortening Lucius' 
life.  As if Nagini is more valuable to Voldy in the end, and he'd 
surely want to preserve the length of her life over Lucius's. <g>

Of course, you meant use him to scope out the DoM, but my first 
reaction was "funner." ;-)

Siriusly Snapey Susan, submitting a totally worthless post, but hey....