Snape Survey, Snapeity, Dumbledore's sacrifice.

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No: HPFGUIDX 149148

--- "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
>
> > Magpie:
> > He may be the coolest, most badass DE to our eyes, but he has 
> > never been 
> > shown to inspire the kind of respect, love and fear Voldemort (or 
> > Dumbledore) have.  Not even close.
> ><SNIP>
> > They quite possibly defer to him because of  Voldemort's 
> > faith in him, not because none of them would challenge him without 
> > Voldemort's backing.  <snip>
> 
> Alla:
> <SNIP>
>
> BUT IMO Snape does not HAVE TO be just as powerful as Voldemort is, 
> in order to be in charge of DE. All that he needs is respect of the 
> DE and as I said IMO it is clear that they do respect him from the 
> Tower scene.
> 
> <SNIP>

Just a couple of things.  Even someone who was raised to look up to
Snape didn't think much of him during HBP -- treated him with
disrespect, hid thoughts from him, refused his help.  That person was
Draco.  If Draco looked upon Snape as weak, then no matter how much
Voldemort endorsed Snape or how cool many of us think Snape is, the
fact is that he couldn't convince a teenage boy who adored him only a
few years before, someone he had supported for years.  As to why Draco
soured on him, aside from Draco's hankering after "glory"... it was
probably just an adolescent phase.  But if a kid's self-assertion is
all it takes to make Snape fold, then Snape is going to make a lousy
Dark Lord.  Look how ineffectively he dealt with Draco!  Now imagine
Draco trying the "back off, loser" routine on Voldemort.  He tried it
on Dumbledore, and was finally convinced to lower his wand.

And yes, the DEs did seem to respect Snape on the tower, probably
because he had the the ear of Voldemort, or those particular DEs were
a bunch of clueless dolts.  Notably, when Snape had a chance to lead
that group of DEs, he led them away from Hogwarts, not towards DE
glory.  If he wanted to establish his street fighting cred, there was
his chance.  He could have taken down a few people on the way out, let
his "followers" have some fun, but he stepped into a leadership role
and said no.  He slithers out of action -- so what is he going to do
with a cadre of DEs?  Probably the same thing he did with Draco, watch
their backsides in bewilderment as they walk out the door.

And Snape gets no respect, love or fear from his former Order and
Hogwarts colleagues, either... 

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