"Stopper death" (was Re: It's over, Snape is evil/Ruthless Dumbledore?)

[juli17 at aol.com]

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> The Barmaid now:
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> We know that  there is a potion to "stopper death."
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Gatta says:
I think a lot of us are reading this too  literally. I took it to mean
"stopper death (poison) in a bottle until it is  needed."


Julie says:
That was actually how I read it originally--that Snape could
stopper death in a bottle. It was the more literal translation
to me--or, at least, the obvious one. It's only after reading 6 
HP books, and seeing how JKR constantly ignores the 
obvious to present the less obvious that I've come to question 
whether "stopper death" could mean "stop death in its 
tracks" (i.e., a potion that would keep one who should
die from dying for a period of time, whether it be weeks,
months or indefinitely).

 
One thing I do know is not to make any assumptions when
it comes to JKR. In fact, I don't know why there couldn't
be a potion that would stopper death in a bottle, as  well
as a potion that would stop death in its tracks. And it is
possible that Snape used the  second one on DD when
he nearly died from the ring horcrux. 
 
Julie 






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