Voldemort & the UV

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 149839

Betsy Hp:
> But here's the interesting thing, Narcissa is motivated by love in 
> Spinner's End.  She's is going to great lengths to protect a son
> she loves.  Narcissa doesn't go to Snape out of hate, she goes to
> him out of love.  Honestly, I think her actions fit neatly into 
> Voldemort's blind spot. (But not Dumbledore's.)

Jen: She also asked someone else to vow to help Draco or die. Now 
that seems like dark magic Voldemort could understand, unlike the 
ancient magic of Lily. I don't think JKR is going for opposites here 
though, Narcissa is in a much different situation from Lily. Her 
deperation leads her to manipulate someone else though, something 
Voldemort is a master at. 

In fact, I've been wondering. The Unbreakable Vow sounds like 
something Voldemort might require of his DE's. It would explain 
that 'lifetime of service or death' comment by Sirius and perhaps if 
RAB is indeed Regulus, why he knew he die when writing that note. It 
doesn't really explain how a DDM!Snape wouldn't be dead though or 
how Dumbledore could trust him, unless Dumbledore were somehow able 
to intervene. You'd think Snape would have dropped dead the moment 
he started talking to Dumbledore though, if under a UV. Hmmm. Still, 
you would have more canon for Evil!Twins, Betsy, if it were true<g>.

Betsy Hp:
> Hmm, I agree that Voldemort is the main villain, and his
> destruction will signal the end of the game.  However, I *do* 
> think Snape is a more important character than Voldemort.  In a 
> sense, I'd almost label Snape as Harry's main antagonist.  There's 
> certainly a more personal connection there.  We also have more of 
> Snape's story to learn, while JKR has told us all about Voldemort.
> I also get the sense that by understanding Snape, Harry will 
> better understand himself.  So yeah, I'm thinking book 7 will be 
> *very* Snape-heavy, with Voldemort as more of a supporting role.
> Voldemort will be the device that moves the plot along and
> throws in fun little complications.  Tom's tale has been told.  I 
> think his story is basically over, except for the screaming. <g>


Jen: But...but...there's the scar connection, the horcruxes! You 
don't think that stuff is going somewhere? I think we have all the 
backstory on Voldemort, unless there's some place he hid a horcrux 
during the time he was off the radar. Not placing bets on that one, 
though.

There's backstory on Snape to come, yeah, I'm just having a hard 
time imagining the logistics to give him face time in the present. 
Unless JKR is going outside Harry's POV frequently. With Voldemort, 
he's out in the open now and will be even more so with DD gone. I 
suspect Harry will get news of him fairly readily. Not to mention 
the possibilty of Harry getting information about him personally, 
via the scar connection (say if H. realizes he has the power of 
Legilimency passed to him by LV and can get around Voldemort's 
Occlumency). That scar is a good narrative device, offering an 
unusual perspective and I don't think JKr is done with that one 
yet.  

Jen R., who may also be influenced at the moment by young people in 
her life, one who read HBP and declared, "I knew Snape was bad, but 
not *that* bad" and her own son who said after reading Spinner's 
End: "Mom, I think Snape just cares about himself." What's a mostly 
DDM!Snape mom to do?!?