Dumbledore and Draco on the Tower (WAS Re: Peter's basic .)

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 145219

zgirnius:
Sorry, renamed my post, we are far off the topic of Peter and Snape 
now...

> a_svirn:
> I believe we are told that his wand was shaking so badly that he 
> could barely aim. Which means, in effect, that he did aim, albeit 
in 
> an unsatisfactory manner.  As for Dumbledore, he was, after all, 
the 
> one being held at wandpoint and tried to negotiate. Under the 
> circumstances, I wouldn't take everything he said at its face 
value. 

zgirnius:
Yes, but Dumbledore pretty deliberately put himself in that position. 
I think it was precisely in order to be able to say his piece. Harry 
able to move around would certainly have interfered in some way (even 
just knowing Harry was there would affect Draco). And, armed, 
Dumbledore could not prove his point to Draco. Because there are any 
number of reasons Draco might hesitate to try and kill an armed 
Dumbledore.


> a_svirn:
> Well, his last words weren't about Malfoy period.

zgirnius:
That is a bold statement. His last word were: "Severus, please...". 
And thus could have been about almost anything. We do know that 
immediately after he uttered these words, Snape cast an Avada 
Kedavra, apparently killing Dumbledore, and then removed Draco from 
the scene...