HBP's Potion book

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 155579


>   Cassy:
  
>   Interestingly, Harry outlines several similarities between Snape 
and Riddle. Perhaps one of the reasons for Snape to be accepted in 
the inner circle was that LV could relate more to him than to members 
of wizard aristocracy, such as Malfoys or Blacks. That is, if we 
suppose that LV considers his followers persons, not simply tools.
>
zgirnius:
I am sure that Voldemort considers his followers as simply tools, and 
not persons. However, I think he does put in the effort to try and 
understand them as persons, the better to manipulate them, at least 
until they are in so deep there is no going back for them.

Voldemort is not really a devoted pureblood supremacist. He is just 
exploiting the ideology to achieve his own goals. Snape being a half-
blood would not matter to Voldemort if he believed that Snape would 
be a useful follower to have. I think his brains and talents in 
Potions and The Dark Arts/DADA do make him potentially useful.