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

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 145277

> 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:
Sorry, but it doesn't sound very convincing. According to you 
Dumbledore effectively sacrificed his life in order to "prove his 
point to Draco". The suggestion is simply to fantastical for me to 
accept. 
> 
> 
> > 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...
>

a_svirn:
Yes, it was a bit overconfident. Yet, the chances of these famous 
last words to be about Draco are rather slim. Anorectic, even.