Snape Still on the Good Side, Dumbledore not dead

[adamjmarcantel]

No: HPFGUIDX 133168

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dvs_x7" <Hulkpac2 at a...> wrote:
> In OoP, I believe Bellatrix says that the Avada Kedavra Curse doesn't
> work unless you really mean it so at the end of HBP I don't believe
> that Snape killed Dumbledore, because he obviously didn't want to, he
> just put him in a death-like sleeping state with a less than full
> powered spell, afterall it says that Dumbledore's eyes were closed (p.
> 608), and when you die your eyes are usually open.  I think and hope
> that we will all find out in the seventh book that this is a planned
> move by Snape and Dumbledore.  Snape looks the faithful servant in
> Voldemort's eyes and Voldemort believes his greatest foe dead (there
> were plenty of witnesses to confirm this to Voldemort and I'm sure he
> will hear of Dumbledore's funeral).  What better cliffhanger can you
> imagine heading into the final chapter of the Harry Potter saga?  
> 
> "dvs_x7"

DD is dead.  His picture now hangs in the study and everyone saw his 
body.  It is true that Bellatrix (sorry, no book in front of me, but I 
will take your word on the source) says you must mean it for the curse 
to work and Snape meant it.  I agree with you, however, in that it was 
planned by DD and Snape.  I tend to think that DD gave Snape the same 
instructions he gave Harry, something along the lines of "no matter 
what, Severus, you cannot let Draco become a killer.  It will mean 
killing me, but you cannot let Draco kill."  

Snape, IMHO, did not like this but forced himself to use the curse and 
the it worked.  Perhaps he was a bit shocked he could do it...I mean, 
he realized he meant to kill DD.  It would also explain why he was so 
infuriated when Harry called him a coward...he had just summoned the 
courage to follow through with DD's orders and Harry had no idea what 
that took from Snape.  He didn't get nearly as mad at Harry for 
attempting to use an unforgivable curse on him or, for that matter, 
using sectersempra on Malfoy.  

Snape also made a reason to keep Hermione and Ginny away from the 
fighting when he hit Flitwick.  He could do nothing about those already 
engaged in the fight, but he did keep Harry's friend and girlfriend as 
safe as he could.  If he were really joining ranks with the DE's, it 
would be advantageous for both of those to be killed when he had the 
chance...if for no other reason that to mess with Harry's already 
fragile emotions.

Adam, a believer that Snape is fundamentally good (although not always 
nice)