Dark Magic and Snape (was:Re: CHAPDISC: HBP24, Sectumsempra)

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 161410

> >>a_svirn:
> <snip>
> Yet if he [Snape] was tempted by the usual pureblood claptrap then 
> his motivation is not much different from, say,  McNair's or      
> Grayback's. In which case, I'd say, we can definitely separate it 
> from more "noble" thirst for knowledge.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
I'm pretty sure Snape's motives for joining the Death Eaters were 
not noble.  Actually, I'd rate Lucius's and Regulus's motives as 
more noble in that there was at least a principle involved.  A wrong-
headed principle, but a principle none the less. 

Because Snape is a half-blood he was either operating under a form 
of self-hatred, or he had a reason outside of politics to join the 
Death Eaters.  With Snape, I can easily believe it's a complex 
tangle of both.  But I really do think anger and determination to 
not be a victim (so fear) were a major driving force.

With Grayback...  I distrust his truthfulness.  If his motivation is 
*really* a better life for werewolves, then there's a hint of 
nobility there.  But based on what we've seen of the character, I'd 
say he's more excited about all the lovely victims Voldemort can 
provide.  In which case, his motivations aren't noble at all.  

Betsy Hp