Holding Court With Voldemorte

[julie]

No: HPFGUIDX 175915

Adam wrote:
> 
> And what reason could he have to NOT kill her?  Because he's such a
> nice guy, and he only wants to eliminate the threat - the baby? 
> Because 'waste not-want not'?  Because he has to conserve his 
magic? 
> None of these are in character.  Because he wants to do something 
for
> an underling? Possible.  Very possible.  And here is where I find 
the
> intrigue in the character of Voldemorte.
> 
> Feel free to interpret it any way you feel fit, but don't pretend 
that
> it's some higher order of reasoning that makes you think that way.  
We
> see not only voldy's words, but his thoughts.  We've seen voldy do
> things for subordinates before.  And I find it more logical, if 
Voldy
> were to want to destroy her as well, for her to do it first, not for
> him to waste time asking her to move, then going back and getting 
her
> later.  I think it's a very valid assumption to feel that he might
> indeed have left her alive if she had simply gotten out of his way.
> 
> ~Adam (Prep0strus)


Julie:
I think he might have left her alive too, and you are right
that in this case he is doing something for an "underling."
But I believe it is simple expediency. Snape at any age was
a very gifted wizard, and Voldemort appreciates that fact. 
He has no reason *not* to let Lily live when it will cement
Snape's loyalty--i.e. usefulness--to Voldemort. Of course,
he's not going to go to much effort, not even bothering to
do a simple stupefy spell rather than bothering with all 
the talk (though this is plot-driven I'm sure, since it
makes little sense).

One thing I don't believe is that Voldemort gave a damn
about his DEs beyond their usefulness. After all he killed
Snape, his most talented and (supposedly) loyal DE years
later without the least compuction, merely because that
usefulness had ended.

Julie
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