GoF CH 27-29 Post DH look/ Snape and Harry redux

[Carol]

No: HPFGUIDX 182208

Shelley wrote:
> > Cowards- subject to opinion, no? What is the difference between
the hiding  that James and Lilly did (to protect themselves and their
baby), and the  hiding that Karkaroff did (to protect himself), and
the hiding that so many  had to do during DH? How many families all
had to run away, fearing  Voldemort? Even Hermione hid her parents. 
 
Pippin replied:
> I think there is a big difference between helping someone else to go
into hiding, and hiding yourself without any thought for other people.
Karkaroff deserted his school and his students. There's no canon that
he planned to be of use later on. There is canon that he was offered
the chance to remain at Hogwarts and be of use immediately. 

Carol responds:
I agree with Pippin. I think there's all the difference in the world
between the Potters hiding because they were being especially targeted
and needed to protect their child and Karkaroff hiding because he had
informed on his fellow DEs and feared revenge. And he's contrasted
both in GoF and DH with Snape, who chose not to run: "Flee, then!
Flee! I will remain at Hogwarts." (Quoted from memory.)

Remaining at Hogwarts allows Snape to continute working with DD to
oppose Voldemort (and protect Harry). Karkaroff is protecting no one
but himself. And it isn't even death that he fears, only retribution
for betraying his fellow DEs to save himself from Azkaban. (Rookwood,
in particular, has cause for vengeance.) Even Voldemort contrast the
two, with Karkaroff referred as "one too cowardly to return" and Snape
as "one who, I believe, has left me forever" (again quoted from
memory. IMO, Voldemort was right on both counts.

Carol, pretty sure that the Potters would not have gone into hiding if
they hadn't had a child to protect