Snape, dark lord

[Marilyn Peake]

No: HPFGUIDX 138267


I think that Dumbledore will return. No one yet knows the total 
effect of the drink in the cup. Could it preserve Dumbledore while 
weakening him for a time and making him appear close to death? Did 
Snape really hit Dumbledore with a spell that killed, or could it be 
another type of spell? There's also a great deal of religious imagery 
in the Harry Potter books.  Looking at the Christian symbolism: 
Dumbledore drinks from a cup as Jesus did during the Last Supper, he 
is betrayed (at least in appearance) by someone he trusts, then he is 
buried in a tomb. Will he rise again? Dumbledore's familiar is the 
Phoenix, and a great deal was made in the 6th book about the Phoenix 
singing as Dumbledore appeared to die. Perhaps Dumbledore has not 
died, or perhaps he will come back in spirit form.  And perhaps Snape 
and Dumbledore were working together to achieve the illusion that 
Dumbledore had died.  Perhaps Dumbledore trusted Snape for good 
reason.

Best Wishes,
Marilyn

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ginny343" <ginny343 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
>> In HBP, I felt like Dumbledore's injured hand was obvious 
foreshadowing for his death, and I read the book expecting him to 
die.  Although, not as he did.  Snape's aparent betrayal was a 
shocker.