Heroes and Not - What should Snape Have Done?.

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 145322

 


Sherry  wrote:
" Dumbledore is also the greatest wizard alive, possibly of all  
time. i cannot believe that he was incapable of summoning back his  
wand with a cute little nonverbal spell, and effectively dealing 
with  the death eaters who were on the tower."  <snip>





Julie:
But if you believe Dumbledore was capable of dealing with the 
Death Eaters on the Tower, and if you believe Dumbledore was
pleading with Snape not to kill him/turn back to Voldy's side, then
why didn't Dumbledore just take care of *Snape*? If he can take 
on the Death Eaters, surely he can take on Snape. 
 
 
 
I do agree that Dumbledore had plenty of resources at hand, even 
in his weakened state, not the least of which is his own quick mind,
as well as his vast experience. He also had Fawkes at his  disposal. 


If Dumbledore wasn't ready to die, and if he felt it  beneficial as the
greatest wizard who ever lived to remain alive and help Harry until
the end, then he certainly could have saved himself. From Snape,
from the Death Eaters, or from anyone else (even Voldemort). 
 
So why *didn't* Dumbledore save himself? Either because he didn't
want to, or because he was already dying from something that his
magic or Fawkes tears couldn't defeat--like one of the horcrux  potions,
so he saw little point in saving himself in the very short term. And
if Dumbledore chose not to save himself, then where does that 
leave us?
 
It leaves us with the presumption that Dumbledore *allowed* Snape
to finish him off. And it also indicates that he wanted Snape to  be
the one who did the deed, for whatever reason. (Benefiting the  Good
side's cause against Voldemort, by keeping Harry alive, and getting
Snape in deeper with Voldemort so Snape could weaken the Dark
Lord's power from within are both very plausible reasons.)
 
If Dumbledore willingly allowed Snape to "kill" him, then his  plea,
"Severus...please...", also can only be interpreted as Dumbledore 
encouraging Severus to go through with the dastardly deed. With
a Dumbledore still capable of self-defense, nothing else makes 
sense. 
 
Julie 


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