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Is Voldemort going to kill Draco now? In the beginning of the book Narcissa tells Snape that she thinks that Voldemort only gave Draco the job because he thought Draco would be unable to perform it. Even though Dumbledore is now dead, Draco himself didn't kill him with his wand.
I agree with S&S about the whole Nazi/Death Eater parallel. My friends and I once had a discussion about how the books parallel the Holocaust. Hitler said that in order to be considered Jewish, you needed to have at least one Jewish grandmother, which he did in deed have. Similarly, Voldemort is on a sort of quest to get rid of all the half-bloods, even though he, himself is not of pure blood.
I don't think that Snape is acting under the Imperius Curse. Rowling said somewhere that she wanted this book to shed light on the fact that he isn't a good character. I think he is truly Voldemort's favorite because he is the only Death Eater who isn't of pure blood (just like Voldemort) and he, like Voldemort, is also ashamed of his parentage.
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