What use is there in Dumbledore dying?

[Dysis]

No: HPFGUIDX 133221

Huntergreen_3 wrote:
 <snippage>
  There's plot-use of course, and it means something in Harry's 
 quest 
 > and all that, but from inside the book, why would Dumbledore plan 
 his 
 > own death? What would be gained?
 
 Dysisgirl:
 I don't think DD actually planned his own death. Rather, I beleive 
 he made an unbreakable vow with Snape - a vow that went somewhere 
 along the lines of this: "Protect Harry and Harry's mission at all 
 costs." Snape is a super valuable spy to Harry at this point. So if 
 he broke his Vow to Narcissa and died, that would be detramental to 
 Harry's mission because he would lose Snape as a spy. Also, think 
 about how good of a Legilimens Snape is, and how of a Legilimens DD 
 is. I don't think it is out of the question to say they can 
 communicate telepathically. Perhaps at the tower, DD told 
 Snape, "Save yourself, Severus, you know Harry needs your 
 information. Save the good wizards of this world. Please, do it." 
 And by "do it," I mean, kill DD. And this way, he keeps both of is 
 Vows.
 
 But this is just a theory, and I may be totally wrong and Snape, 
who 
 was shown love and mercy for perhaps the first time in his life by 
 DD, really is just a big old meanie. I know, I know - I am a die 
 hard Good!Snape fan. I can't help it.  ~_^
 
 ~Dysisgirl