Questions for JKR

[Cyril A Fernandes]

No: HPFGUIDX 173219

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dungrollin" 
<spotthedungbeetle at ...> wrote:

Cyril here:
>
> dumbledad:
> > >>> Why didn't Voldemort tell Snape to side-along apparate to 
> Grimmauld Place with a gang of Death Eaters? <<<
> > 
> > Back to Dung's question for JKR: "Why didn't Voldemort tell 
Snape to
> > side-along apparate to Grimmauld Place with a gang of Death 
> Eaters?" Maybe he didn't; perhaps he forgot or overlooked the 
> possibility. 


Cyril:

Well, it's my first post after DH, and I want to first say I LOVED 
THE BOOK :)

This was one of the questions that came in my mind on my second 
reading - and the way I understood it was that it is MoldyVoldy's 
own fault that it did not happen.

LV was himself not directly looking for Harry. He had put his DE and 
even Nagini at different locations to look out for Harry, but he 
himself was looking for the Elder Wand for a large part of the 
storyline. Given the treatment of Rowle, after letting Harry escape 
from the Tottenham Court cafe, I am sure that the DE were a lot more 
careful before calling LV, and were not going to do it on a whim. 
The few times they did was only more trouble for them.

As for whether they dared ask Snape to take them into Grimmauld 
Place - it is easy for him to say that he had already checked it. 
After all, we do know that wh was the one who searched it. Unless LV 
himself asked Snape to take him in (and he was to busy to do that on 
just hope that Harry is there) I am doubtful if anyone else would 
have been able to force Snape to do it. The strength of Snape's word 
with LV is apparent in the first chapter, and no one else was going 
to challenge him that easily.

LV's own methods were part of the reason he was easily overthrown. 
Besides the example above, another one that comes to mind is 
Narcissa lying to LV about Harry's death. He did not trust his 
people really, and tortured them when they failed him.

So different from DD, who trusted Snape completely, because he knew 
what Snape wanted, and knew that he was ready to give his life for 
that desire.

Among many of the scenes that have already beeen mentioned as 
outstanding in the book, the one that often comes to mind is Harry 
telling LV that Snape was DDM - exactly the opposite of what Malfoy 
was telling DD about Snape being LV's man at the end of HBP. I loved 
this scene, and the entire ripping apart of LV's persona by Harry - 
particularly calling him Riddle. Just loved it... loved it all.

Cyril, wanting to start another read, but needing to timeshare with 
the rest of the family :)