Chapter Discussion: Prisoner of Azkaban Ch 19: The Servant of Lord Voldemort

[nikkalmati]

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> > Librasmile:
> > Missed the point I see.
> > It's not a question of pro or con but a question of...impenetrability. I would expect to see some new insights in a discussion. I expect exchange, even in a discussion of fiction - ESPECIALLY in a discussion of fiction - to generate responses that don't seem to be equivalent to political parties holding firm to their positions regardless of what logic or genuinely valid alternate views are expressed.
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Nikkalmati

I find lots of enlightment here.

Nikkalmati
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> Librasmile:
> I certainly don't expect cheerleaders for Snape but I do expect to see some acknowledgement that there equally valid counter arguments against seeing Snape as purely evil. However, that's not what I see. I simply see the equivalent of partisan radio or talk shows.
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Nikkalmati

Actually Alla has softened up quite a bit on Snape since DH!:>)

 
> Nikkalmati:
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> Remember DD himself espoused these ideas as a young man and he played around
> with the idea of putting Muggles in their place and ruling the world as wizards.
> I imagine the ideas LV espoused were promulgated originally by Grindenwald and
> had been partly DD's own ideas. DD was expiating his own crimes by trying to
> fight bigotry in his old age.
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> Alla:
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> Absolutely agreed, but what does this have to do with Snape's ideas? Sorry I am just confused.

Nikkalmati

The ideas Snape embraces on the superiority of wizards over Muggles, which are promoted by LV, came from DD and Grindenwald.  DD is atleast partly responsible for LV and his Death Eaters and he probably knows it.

Nikkalmati
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