Mind-linked!Snape Part IV: TBAY Response

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No: HPFGUIDX 116392


It was already dark on the dock outside the Royal George, and the
cheerful voices of the guests inside didn't do much to improve Captain
Neri's mood. He was sweating profusely, working a bilge pump trying to
float the Mind-Linked!Snape, which was sunk up to its deck near the dock.

Ravenclaw Bookworm and Alla went outside to join Neri. "How is it
going?" asked Bookworm in sympathy.

"Not very well", confided Neri. "I can pump a lot of water with it,
but as long as the crack is still down there it doesn't help much."

"We thought you might be hungry by now," said Alla and offered a
plate. "We brought you some HUMBLE PIE from the bar".

"Thanks, the acronym isn't exactly fitting but I can't be choosy right
now." Neri accepted the plate, sat on the edge of the deck and started
to eat. Bookworm and Alla joined him. "It's the scar, you see", he
explained to them between bites. "I was never satisfied with the usual
explanation. A rebounded killing curse creates a mind link... it
sounds so arbitrary. So I tried to explain the mind link in a
different way, but it's not working very well, even if Snape does have
a mark. You see, DD says it is the curse that connects Harry and
Voldemort. THIS is my problem. So if the curse was used by Voldemort
to transfer his powers to Harry, why did it strip Voldemort out of his
body when it rebounded? And if it was indeed a killing curse, why did
it forge a mind link? In any case, it is not likely to be something
that Voldemort did to Snape. And in order for Mind-Linked!Snape to
work, Voldemort must not realize that Snape is still linked."

"Now, I can easily plug this darn crack and save the whole theory,"
continued Neri. "All it takes is asserting that DD told Harry (and us)
a little white lie. I won't be the first or the second in TBAY to
resort to this excuse. And DD certainly has a very good reason to tell
Harry this little lie. In order to save Snape's life he must protect
the secret of Snape's mind-link from Voldy, and Harry is a potential
leak to Voldy. And besides, JKR has to keep the secret from us."

Neri took another bite from the HUMBLE PIE. "Faith won't like the
explanation of DD lying to us, but as long as the theory is
watertight, she can do her "tsk tsk" the whole inspection, but she'll
have to approve it. Who cares about what this squeamish, goody-goody
girl thinks anyway?!"

Bookworm and Alla exchanged looks and didn't say anything.

"On the other hand," continued Neri, "it's always more fun building a
new theory than defending an old one. I think I can scrap some good
parts from the Mk.1 for the new design." He looked around him and
noticed the pump again. On its arm was etched a small red skull with a
snake coming out of its mouth. "This also looks like a handy piece of
equipment. D'you think George will notice if I borrow it?"



Neri