Dumbledores picture

[casmir2012]

No: HPFGUIDX 133077

The fact that DD pic is in the office now indicates that he has in 
fact passed on. 

At first it was very easy for me to believe Snape was a dirty double 
crosser, JKR really sets it up that way in presenting the second 
chapter.

However, upon reflection, there are several things that make me 
wonder...DD repeatedly made Harry promise to do whatever he asked, 
even if it meant losing DD.  Snape and DD had that argument in the 
woods...could DD have been making Snape do the same thing? Promise to 
kill him if the time came?  The purpose perhaps that DD knew the 
potion might kill him, and instead of wasting his death, he could 
secure Snapes position with the DE's.  Which could be why he wanted 
Snape right away, and why he froze Harry.  Snape could redeem himself 
with the Order by revealing the existance of the Horcrux's.  

Also, he knocked out Flitwick when he could have killed him.  The 
emotion on his (Snapes) face when killing Dumbledore was not disgust 
against DD but disgust at having to do the task which he hated, which 
caused the argument in the woods to begin with; which is why DD 
pleaded with Snape to do it.  There was that moment of eye contact 
between them...occlumency perhaps?

It got the feeling, even when shocked and hating Snape at the end, 
that Snape was giving Harry DADA lessons while fighting.  The fact 
that Harry called him a coward for killing DD pained Snape something 
furious because it might have taken all the courage he had to do it 
(see page 604 US, I believe it is).

I would not be surprised to learn later that Snape has also made one 
of those sealing promises to DD which is why DD trusts him so.  He 
may have even made the promise to keep Harry safe...?

I know I had a couple other points...but don't have my notes in front 
of me.

What do you think?

(Sorry if my thoughts are fragmented or if someone has already posted 
similar thoughts.  I am not in a place where I can take the time to 
thoroughly think through either!)


casmir2012