YES ( was: Did Snape "murder" Dumbledore?)

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 138198

juli17 at a... wrote:

> if she [JKR] wanted it to be 
> perfectly clear that Snape
> murdered DD and was undeniably
> evil, she would have written 
> the scene that way.[
] Snape
> would have AKed DD with no 
> hesitation, with a flourish no doubt.

But that's exactly what Snape did, he murdered Dumbledore the instant
he walked into the room, he didn't hesitate a millisecond. 

> Snape would have taken the 
> opportunity to gloat 

You really want the cliché of the gabby villain, I thought you wanted
Snape to murder without hesitation not the "now I'm going to tell you
how I did it and how smart I am and give you time to get away" speech.   

> Dumbledore wouldn't have begged
> Snape, he would have spoken 
> his disappointment. 

Snape never gave him time, he didn't hesitate, he murdered him as
quickly as it was possible to do so and with a look of extreme hatred
on his face.

> Snape would never have let the
> opportunity to torture Harry with
> a crucio or two pass, let alone
> stop another DE from doing it. 

Not if he wanted Harry alive and healthy as I believe he does.

> Snape would have really taunted
> Harry, not with semi-lessons 
> included, but in full nasty mode.

Snape sure seemed like he was in full nasty mode to me. And semi-lessons? 

> Snape would have incapacitated
> Harry after a fulfilling bit of
> torture and taken him to Voldemort

Why would Snape do that? Snape wants Voldemort dead as much as anyone
and he is one of the very few who know that Harry is the only one who
could do it.

> Snape would have thrown a few 
> nasty spells around at the 
> likes of Hermoine,Luna,and Flitwick. 

Snape is evil and Snape is a villain, but he's not a cartoon villain.
Even Snape might be reluctant to murder children if it was not
necessary to do so.

> he wouldn't have just slunk out of
> Hogwarts, he would have left some
> serious destruction behind. 

Snape and his Death Eater pals were outnumber about 100 to 1, after
they had completed their mission with a huge success they just wanted
to escape with their skin.

Eggplant