HBP in russian translation./ Translations in general/ "Severus, please"

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> Pippin:
> Snape would know someone else is there because he, like Draco, 
would be able to
> see two brooms. He also knows about the invisibility cloak. I 
don't think
> Dumbledore was pleading for Snape to kill him instead of Harry, 
but he may
> have pleaded with Snape to let his life be sacrificed for the sake 
of the others.
> 
> There's  an analogy with the chess game in PS/SS.
> ----
> The white queen turned her blank face toward him.
> "Yes..." said Ron softly, "it's the only way...I've got to be 
taken."
> "NO!" Harry and Hermione shouted.
> "That's chess!" snapped Ron. "You've got to make some sacrifices! I
> take one step forward and she'll take me--that leaves you free to 
checkmate
> the king, Harry!"
> ---
> What's interesting here is that the white queen offers Ron a hint -
-
> and works against her own side. She must know that by taking Ron 
> she exposes her king to checkmate. Does that foreshadow Snape's 
role in 
> HBP?
> 
> Pippin
>
Well, I don't think that our interpretations are mutually exclusive. 
Dumbledore freely admitted in OOP that Harry's well-being is 
paramount for him even if it means sacrificing others. He was 
prepared to sacrifice himself as well.  
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