General comments and Snape

[annemflynn]

No: HPFGUIDX 137425


"another_potter_fan" wrote:
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> Anyway, here's my theory: DD knew someone was trying to kill him. 
DD 
> knew he could only trust Snape, so he allowed Snape to use the AK 
> curse, but WITHOUT the intent to kill DD (again, you have to mean 
> it). By faking his death, DD accomplishes several key points: 1) 
LV 
> lets down his guard, and my even come into the open; 2) DD is no 
> longer tied to the school, but is free to pursue the remaining 
> Horcruxes; 3) Since both Harry and DD have left the school, LV 
would 
> no longer be interested in penetrating the school, thus leaving 
the 
> remaining students safer (subject to debate since DD is no longer 
> protecting them, but DD shows a lot of trust in his friends).




This is also my first post. Hopefully, I won't get eaten alive...

I too think DD faked his own death. The first potion Harry made 
successfully with the assistance of the HBP was Draught of the 
Living Dead, which is, I believe, what DD drank in the cave. Snape 
looked at DD for a split second on the tower before doing the AV 
curse. I think : We are seeing more and more that Snape is a pretty 
powerful wizard. We already know that he is quite the accomplished 
Leglilmens and Occlumens, as is DD, which Malfoy is not and would 
thus miss this whole transaction. If DD didn't hide his thoughts at 
that moment, he could have conveyed to Snape that he drank the 
Draught of the Living Dead. Snape, not only as potions master, but 
also a DADA instructor would have known how to react to that. JKR 
spent a lot of time on silent spells in this book. I think that's 
the loophole. If he didn't mean the AV curse and did a silent spell 
at the same...It could be my grief talking though. I think we'll be 
seeing shades of Romeo and Juliet here. Plus, there's the only 
Phoenix thing DD has going. I mean, there's got to be something to 
that. Again, it could be my grief talking...

I still think Snape is on the side of good. None of his curses hit 
Harry. I have full confidence in Snape's dueling ability to know 
that had he wanted to hit his mark, he would. He had the chance to 
take Harry prisoner for LV, but didn't. I also think that Harry will 
return to Hogwarts his final year to look for the Gryffindor and 
Ravenclaw horcruxes. I don't think his relationship with Ginny is 
over either. If Harry can't get rid of Ron and Hermione as friends, 
Ginny will be damned if she lets him do it to her, too. LV could 
just as easily make off with Ron or Herminone and get the same 
reaction from Harry as he would if he took Ginny.

Anyway, that's what I think...

Annemflynn.