Snape, Slughorn, Dumbledore, Harry's last year

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No: HPFGUIDX 136082


Okay, so WE know that there are seven books and that something must 
happen to resolve things in book seven, but does Dumbledore? (lol)

Okay, so why DOES Dumbledore allow Snape to finally become the 
Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher? He has rejected Snape's 
application all these years. JKR says that Dumbledore thinks it might 
be bad for him.

Well, for one thing, he has hired Horace Slughorn. Slughorn can only 
teach potions. That leaves Snape out of a job. There is the DADA 
vacancy.

Why must DD have Slughorn at Hogwarts? Because he desperately needs 
the real memory of LV and the horcruxes (has someone figured out the 
etymology/origin of that word horcrux yet?) and he has to have 
Slughorn at Hogwarts. Then Harry can work at getting the memory.

But Dumbledore KNOWS that the position is cursed/jinxed...although 
I'd love to know the details of that curse/jinx....he knows that if 
Snape takes the position, he'll only be in it for one year.

He ALSO knows that Harry will no longer be as safe from Lord 
Voldemort when Harry comes of age...he only has until his 
birthday..after that the old powerful magic that protects him while 
he lives with Petunia Dursley will not be in effect (right? someone 
correct me if I'm wrong). To digress for a minute, JKR has said that 
there's more to Petunia than meets the eye..what will be her role in 
the last book?

So Dumbledore KNOWS that things are coming to a climax...I do believe 
that he is dead (JKR says somethiing to the effect that in this kind 
of story the old wise mentor has to die so that the young hero can go 
on alone....which I think implies that he will achieve his quest). My 
theory is also that he was dying, and knew he was dying...and that 
Harry would need help and protection...

This does lend credence to the theory that Snape killed Dumbledore at 
Dumbledore's request so that Snape would be close to Lord Voldemort 
and be in a position to protect/help Harry.

But what about the JKR culpable comment?

Susan McGee

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