Lily, Dumbledore, and AK

[fanofminerva]

No: HPFGUIDX 133563

Thoughts about similarities and differences between Lily and 
Dumbledore and Avada Kedavra.  This may be a bunch of gibberish so 
let me know.  

Forgive me if this particular issue has been addressed and please 
direct me to the correct thread if it has.  I can't keep up with all 
the posts!

Canon:
1.  Lily and Dumbledore both had AK used against them.
2.  Lily willingly let herself be killed by the curse.
3.  Dumbledore died as a result of the curse (details unknown).


Consider Lily Evans:
Possibility 1:
Lily did not have to perform any sort of magic or charm to protect 
Harry.  The mere act of choosing to die by AK triggers the spell to 
backfire on the caster when they try to kill the next (or intended) 
victim.  LV did not die because of the horcruxes.  (Rebound 
automatic because of the previous victim's choice.)

Possibility 2:
Lily did have to perform some ancient magic for the rebound to 
occur.  This protecting magic/charm may have been "sealed" by her 
choosing to die by AK.  The rebound on the caster (LV) was because 
of the magic, not just by her choice.  May or may not establish a 
horcrux.  (Horcrux being the scar because no one else killed by AK 
had a scar...it was surviving the AK and being marked by a curse.)

Consider Dumbledore:
Possibility 1:
Snape really is a Death Eater.  He intentionally killed Dumbledore 
with AK.  As far as we know, Dumbledore did not choose to die (like 
Lily) but died like everyone else who was ever hit with AK, thus no 
rebound on the caster (Snape) regardless who he tries to AK next.

Possibility 2:
Snape really is on the side of Dumbledore and the killing was 
planned by the two of them.  Even though DD chose to die, Snape will 
not receive a rebound because DD may not have been sacrificing 
himself FOR anyone else in particular (as the case with Lily and 
Harry).  So, Snape may never experience a rebound of the AK as did 
LV at Godric's Hollow.  

Possibility 3:
Snape really is on the side of Dumbledore and had agreed to kill 
DD.  However, DD was not killed by the AK because Snape could not 
muster up enough intention to kill him.  Rather, DD was killed by 
the fall from the tower.  The AK was enough to knock him over the 
ledge but not enough to kill him.

Either way, I don't see Snape as being in danger of having the AK 
rebound on him like LV did.  What do the rest of you think?

Julie