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

[Shelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 189812



>>>> On 11/29/2010 1:47 AM, Mike wrote: What I don't get is why Voldemort made the promise in the first place.
>>>> Snape certainly wasn't high enough in rank to garner such special
>>>> consideration. It would seem more in character for LV to punish Snape
>>>> for making such a request, than to grant it.
>>>         Bart:
>>>
>>>         OK, did nobody but me read that Sirius Black, in GOF, said, "Snape
>>> knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the kids in the
>>> seventh year"? Snape was a genius, and as such, very useful to Morty.
>>>
>>>         Bart
>> Shelley:
>> I am really with Mike on this one. Voldemort was nobody's friend. He
>> didn't "do stuff" for other people. Either he was trying to get
>> something to hold over Snape's head, or he never intended to keep that
>> promise and never felt sorry about killing Lilly anyway, because that's
>> what he does- murder anyone who stands in his way.
> Bart:
> I never said anything about "friend". The fact that Morty saw people as
> tools does not mean that he saw them as INTERCHANGEABLE tools. More
> useful tools deserved better treatment than less useful ones.
>
>       Bart
Shelley:
Bart, your premise still states that Voldemort could treat people 
"nicely" (as in what you would do to a useful tool) on purpose. Name 
even one other Death Eater than Voldemort considered the feelings of or 
did anything remotely nice for? The only reason he keeps people around 
is that he needs them, but he doesn't give anyone a choice in it, and 
neither does he play favorites or dote affection, as much a Bellatrix 
desired it. They were all fighting to be claimed as his favorite, but as 
we see, Voldemort doesn't care for their feelings unless it's a 
manipulative tool for him to use. Snape's love for Lilly had to have 
been seen as a tool for Voldemort to use against Snape, otherwise he had 
no reason to even grant Snape's "personal favor". As we see with 
Wormtail, the hand that Wormtail was really thankful for was a curse 
that would murder him. What is missing in this case is something that is 
painfully required of Snape in exchange for his wish granted.