Plugging my theory

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> Naama:
> I guess I just don't see much of the parasite in Voldemort. 

Neri:
When Voldemort takes over the body of another person, he is a
parasite. It's certainly not something a snake does, in RL or in myth.

> Naama:
> But the entire WW (almost) don't say his name. That should give him a 
> huge boost, no? 

Neri:
Perhaps it was the thing that saved his life in GH. I'm not the first
to suggest this theory.

Anyway, Snape's and Bella's responses to saying Voldemort's name are
considerably more pronounced than any responses of non-DEs. There's
something in this.

> 
> > Neri (previously):
> > But my main point was: Voldy and Snape seem to be connected by some 
> >Dark Arts magic. 
> 
> Naama:
> Again, I just don't see it. I probably missed some of your arguments 
> on this point, but I really don't see any evidence for it. Other than 
> the regular Dark Mark, what is this special Snape-Voldemort 
> connection? 

Neri:
I WAS talking about the Dark Mark, which creates a connection that we
probably don't understand yet. It is quite possible that there is
nothing about the Voldemort-Snape connection that is unique from other
DEs, but Snape is the DE that we have a lot of data about (at least in
regard to his daily behavior). What might be special about Snape is
perhaps that he, alone of all DEs, had learned to use this connection
to spy on Voldemort. Again, the main advantage of this possibility
would be simplicity: Voldy's immortality, the nature of the
connection, the vampire allusions and the way Snape spies on Voldy –
all these mysteries might be solved by a single secret. 

> Naama:
> Since I take the "erm.. I don't think so" very much at fact value, I 
> hereby discount any vampirish allusions as merely coincidental or 
> atmospheric only (that is, creating a gothic ambience around Snape, 
> but not specifically vampirish). 

Neri:
Our opinions are quite similar in this sense. I also take these words
much at face value, but I think the ambience JKR creates around Snape
is gothic WITH vampiric allusions. He indeed has no connection with
vampires, but she suggests vampire-like elements in his personal mystery.

> Naama:
> I think, with Susan, that he is evil due to his choices. It's evil to 
> want immortality and to become part snake for that. But that doesn't 
> mean that snakes, as animals, are evil. 
> That's why it doesn't make thematic sense for Voldemort to have 
> merged with a demon (or Salazar Slytherin, for that matter), 

Neri:
I think that the demon element might make perfect thematic sense.
Signing a contract with a demon is a celebrated way in myth and
literature to symbolize The Choice to become evil, frequently in order
to gain some great dark powers.

Neri