Another DDM!Snape pointer?

[redeyedwings]

No: HPFGUIDX 143892

> ReW <redeyedwings at y...> wrote:
> > If FF is REALLY supposed to make the user do the right thing 
> > instinctively, and Snape really is Evil <snip> wouldn't 
> > the FF make Hermione (at least) act differently, at least by 
> > making her 'just shoot a curse at him,' without thinking, or 
> > act in some other way that would slow him up?
> 
> zgirnius:
> <snip> However, even though I am kinda hoping for a DDM!Snape,
> I think there might be an Evil Snape explanation of this point, 
> too. <snip> Maybe Hermione's decision was the right one for her 
> to make because it is the one that got her through the night
> alive. Evil Snape might have decided the unblockable Avada 
> Kedavra was the quickest way to deal with Hermione, instead of 
> messing with Freezing Charms and such which she might counter 
> (thus prolonging the duel).


ReW again:

Yes, I debated that theory too. It seems like an equal 
possibility. But then, the Felix didn't seem to prevent Ron and 
Ginny from engaging in highly dangerous combat with the DEs in 
the castle. And we also have canon that states both that the DEs 
they were fighting were using the AK (can't remember which DE 
took an accidental one) and canon on what FF does when its user 
is under an attack from such an AK (I believe it's Ginny who 
says that 'everything seemed to just miss us'). Which, of course, 
would indicate that should Hermione (due to Felix or her own 
pluck) have attacked an ESE!Snape and he decided to fight back, 
the quick AK would likely go as it did for Ginny and Ron and 
'just miss' her.

The fact that it seemed the right thing to do nothing at all, 
and just let him go seems to me to be the potion acting in the 
best interests of all concerned, just the way it let Ron and 
Ginny rush off into a dangerous battle, but worked to *luckily* 
keep them from taking serious harm.

Hope that makes sense,
ReW