General comments and Snape ... Spoiler ....

[tylerswaxlion]

No: HPFGUIDX 132954

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> Oh good someone else who is done.   At chapter 2 I was not sure 
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> it did not look good.  I was wondering how Snape would get out of 
is 
> bind and not sure if it was a red herring or for real.   And 
thought 
> of all the post where people debated the double/triple agent 
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> Of course in the end I too was a wreck it the next stay and I 
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> feel as though I lost some I kinda knew.   While I huge part of me 
> also hates Snape I hope you are right.  Not because I care for 
Snape 
> but I'd hate for Dumbledore to have been so.... wrong.
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I'm liking the idea that perhaps Snape was really on DD's side, but 
I find it perfectly tragic that Dumbledore could have been 
mistaken.  He did say he made mistakes, and when he did so they 
were "huger" than those of others.

Dumbledore's fatal flaw?  Love?  Believing in the best of others?  
Love's not your typical 'fatal flaw'.

But I find it interesting how he was protecting *Draco* all year.  
He knew Draco was behind the death threats, he knew Harry was right 
about him, yet he didn't act on that knowledge or let others act on 
it.  

He protected Draco.  Draco, who really thought he could kill 
Dumbledore.

There's just something tragically beautiful about Dumbledore 
believing in the best of everyone--or rather the potential for the 
best in everyone, including Snape, even if it did mean his death.

While I find some comfort in the notion Harry is not alone and will 
have a protector in the future, I think I prefer an ESE!Snape and a 
Dumbledore who believes love is worth the risks.

Yes, I'm wishywashy right now.