[HPforGrownups] Re: Voldemort's Intentions & Snape's Expectations

[Shelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 189831

On 12/1/2010 11:40 AM, Shelley wrote:
> On 12/1/2010 8:16 AM, Bart Lidofsky wrote:
>> Shelley:
>>> We don't know if
>>> he was a "genius" per se, because a lot of mistaken genius to other
>>> people isn't so much a high IQ or high natural talent as much as a "fair
>>> amount" of IQ or raw talent coupled with a STRONG drive and desire to
>>> use one's talents.
>> Bart:
>>
>>        And, frankly, if we were concerned with textbook definitions here,
>> that would be highly relevant. The question, however, is whether or not
>> Morty considered Snape to be sufficiently useful as to be worth making a
>> genuine offer of a reward as a way of increasing Snape's loyalty. The
>> fact that he did makes the question kind of moot, although many seem to
>> feel it worth arguing that Morty, totally against character, made an
>> effort to reward someone of little importance.
>>
>>        Bart
> Shelley:
> Bart, you are twisting that. No one said that Snape was of "little
> importance", but rather we are exploring the question of why would
> Voldemort even grant the request in the first place? I see at all where
> Voldemort says "sure, I'll do this for you, and in return I expect your
> loyalty. Far from it, Snape was already a Death Eater, and his loyalty
> was "Expected!" The question was why would he need to "reward" anyone?
> Wormtail's "reward" was a death trap.
Shelley: Sorry, I should proofread better. That line should have read: " 
I DON'T see at all where
Voldemort says "sure, I'll do this for you, and in return I expect your 
loyalty.""