Re: Dumbledore’s flawed plan

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 135911

"hickengruendler" <hickengruendler at y...> wrote:

> in this case the sacrifice makes sense, because
> otherwise Snape would have died as well 
> (see the Unbreakable Vow). 

But it's clear that Dumbledore did not know about that Unbreakable vow: 

Draco said " He [Snape] hasn't been doing your orders, he promised my
mother_"
Dumbledore replied "Of course that is what he would tell you Draco, but_"

But we readers of Chapter 2 know Draco was right and Dumbledore was
wrong. Not only did Snape promise to aid Draco in his task of
smuggling Death Eaters into Hogwarts he even made an unbreakable vow. 

Even without that dialogue we could have guessed Dumbledore did not
know, to trust somebody who you knew had made a vow like that would be
insane. 

> it's possible that Snape bluffed in front
> of Bellatrix and Narcissa, and that he 
> didn't know what exactly Draco's task
> was until later. 

So Snape made an Unbreakable vow to help Draco in his task when he
didn't even know what that task was? That's crazy.

> I think Dumbledore did not want
> Harry to see it [his death]. 

Probably not, but he must have know there was a possibility, and even
if he didn't see it there was a virtual certainty Snape would be
implicated in the murder. If Dumbledore had told Harry that he had
some sort of convoluted plan that involved Snape killing him I'm sure
Harry would not approve, but at least he wouldn't spend the rest of
his life seeking revenge on Severus Snape which is certainly the case
now. If Snape is really a good guy then Dumbledore has set things in
motion in such a way that 2 good guys are going to do everything in
their power to kill each other. And that seems like a rather cruel
prank to play on Harry, and Snape too.   

> Dumbledore also told Harry, that he knows
> much more than Harry thinks. 

Perhaps, but Harry also knows much more than Dumbledore thinks. Harry
repeatedly told Dumbledore and others that Draco was doing something
sinister in the Room of Requirements but was ignored by all. 

Eggplant