[HPforGrownups] Re: Heroes and Not - What should Snape Have Done?.

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 145323

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  (snip)

Sherry now:
I've never said I thought Dumbledore was pleading with Snape not to kill
him.  It would be so out of character as to be unbelievable more than
anything.  But neither do I believe he was saying, come on Severus, do me
in.  He could have been pleading with Snape not to betray him, which is
completely different than don't kill me.  The betrayal would be emotional.

Sigh.  We go round and round neither side convincing the other, so I'll just
say again, that I don't believe the only thing to do was for Snape to murder
Dumbledore.  I don't believe that it was necessarily the best thing for the
greater good, and I don't believe Dumbledore was necessarily already dying.
i don't believe Dumbledore would commit suicide by Snape, which is
essentially what it would be if he was pleading for Snape to kill him.  To
me, that's as out of character as pleading to be killed.  He knew Harry was
right there seeing it all.  He knew he would be condemning Snape to a life
of hell, because what good can he do now.  Nobody on the good side will ever
believe him.

No, i believe Snape murdered Dumbledore and showed his true loyalty in that
moment.  loyalty to himself, saving his own skin, just as Phineas nigelus
said would be the act of a true Slytherin.

I realize that I can be accused of making this judgment based on my emotions
and not canon, but as far as I'm concerned, my reading has as much chance of
being correct as the DDM Snape camp.  None of us has real canon to support
our beliefs, and we are all simply interpreting canon which is quite
different.  

Sherry