New Snape Theory - SHINY GOLD PASHMINAS revealed - LONG

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 133693

Credit first to the founders of the original Pashminas, excellent
theory, which I would now like to expand upon with a twist of my own.

There are a few new Pashminas being flogged since HBP, can't think of
any good acronyms for them yet, but in summary the reasons given for
Snapes betrayal are:

Draco's innocent soul
The Unbreakable Vow
Some as yet unknown Orders for the greater good given to Snape by
Dumbledore

Rather than pick holes in them all, since they ae all very good and I
don't really want to. Here is my own theory:

First and foremost, the inescapable truth that Snape has killed
Dumbledore, should this haunt us? Well, now this early in the series I
believe, Yes, Jo craftily leaves us devastated, mortified and hollow
after HBP. But eventually we will look back on Dumbledores death with
a sense of elation and joy, a wondrous event genuinely befitting a man
of Dumbledore's character. A plot twist of such a calibre could be
managed? I hear you ask.. the answer is yes, yes indeed it can, and I
guarantee it can be done with such a style as to leave us wondering
how we missed what was always there. 

It can be done, and moreover, it probably will be, or at least, to
some degree, fans of Ms Rowling would find they agree, that a
magnanimous stroke of plot-twisting genius is not too much to be
expected from this all too enthralling and wonderful series. Hence I
submit to you the reader my first premise for this theory - 

1. If the above is something that we might expect from the HP series..

Not least of all things Dumbledore was, he was on the trail of
Voldemort for most his years, he had tracked down many if not almost
all of the evil overlords secrets, and had lead and trained an
allegiance of followers who, in time when most were shaken to the core
by the very utterance of a name,  fought Voldemort and his Death
Eaters, defied him again and again and stood their ground for the sake
of the Wizard World for eleven long years, and then returned to the
frontlines all those years later to do it all again. Apart from a
sense of liberty, courage and conviction in themselves, they all
shared one very important thing.. confidence in Dumbledore, in his
knowledge and tenacity, and in his consummate wisdom. Many years later
he instils the same feelings in the children of Hogwarts, and to his
dying day he shows the same keenness and temperance in judgement with
Draco Malfoy. No Draco could not kill him, and Draco was alone,
frightened and under duress, Dumbledore got this oh so very right, and
he spared and protected the small tragic innocent before him, at the
cost of his own defenses. A small victory for the side of light,
perhaps a great one if just one more misguided soul is given the faith
in himself to turn away from the evil Dark Lord, but in any case,
Dumbledore admits he had expected the attack. 

Does anyone wonder why Voldemort sent a child to kill Dumbledore? I
don't anymore, it is fairly obvious actually. This is Voldemort
playing on Dumbledore's most vital vulnerability, his emotions, "As
Voldemort expects we fools who Love to act..", Dumbledore never
exposed Draco's plan, he didn't defend himself when Draco entered, he
didn't even threaten the boy or in any way at all allow harm to come
to Draco... Voldemort attacked Dumbledore at his weakness, a strategic
move it is and in this long game of Wizard Chess it might seem that
Voldemort has ownership of the board, but Dumbledore has been playing
too a long time, and he planned himself several moves in advance.

So here you have my next premise for this theory:
2. If Dumbledore was any darn good at all at this game of Wizard Chess...

The Horcruxes a vital peice of evidence Dumbledore needs to secure,
that there are six made by Voldemort and Dumbledore is satisfied that
Voldemort's bold claims of having gone further on the path of
immortality than anyone are explained. Noone has ever done this
before, noone has created more than one Horcrux. But someone has
created one before. What about that? Who was it and what did their
opponent do to return them to a mortal state and defeat them. 
Here is what we are given about defeating Voldemort through his
Horcruxes..

The original soul does not die because part of it exists in the mortal
plane protected within an object. So what if the piece of soul in the
object is attacked then? is it also not bound to the mortal plane by
its greater whole too? 

And here is the third and perhaps the most book seven spoiling premise
of all: 

3. If while part of Voldemorts soul remains in the mortal plane the
rest cannot die.....


The way to defeat Voldemort

This theory could be awfully spoiling of Book seven, you have truly
been warned now.

There are Seven Horcruxes (Including Voldemort himself) and there are
Seven tasks under the trapdoor, this is remarkable enough, but wait,
look deeper, the seven tasks are more than this..

Task One - The three headed *Dog* - The Trio arrive at Fluffy prepared
to swoon him to sleep with their flute, but IIRC Fluffy is already
asleep...

Task Two - The Devils *Snare* (insert "p" where you will) - This
obstacle will strangle you with your own lack of faith and knowledge,
shedding light on it will free you to move ahead...

Task Three - The *Wing*ed Key - The Key is there it just takes
Spotting... and a good seeker can see it when others can't.. one
further clue, It has been handled before roughly (it is bent on one
side)...

Task Four - The Chess Game - A battle must be fought for this one...

Task five - The Troll - It has already been knocked out....

Task Six - A Logic Puzzle one must choose the correct potion...

Task Seven - The Mirror - The one who wants the Stone of Immortality,
but not to use it..


The Horcruxes according to the Seven Tasks is... be prepared to be
confused....

One - The Locket
Two - The Ring
Three - The Location of this Horcrux is revealed in the "Bent Wing"
Four - Ravenclaws Object ( I think its this one) or Hufflepuff Chalice
Five - The Diary
Six - Nagini
Seven - Voldemort


Why? Some clever symbolism is the key to this one...

1. Fluffy - Guardian of the Underworld. Guardian of the Trapdoor.
Inferi (Latin for: from below, from Hell) Guardians of the Locket. 
Is the Locket Horcrux number one...? I think so... 
What was that other Underworld Gate symbol in the books ? Oh Yeah, the
veil.. ;D

2. The Devils Snare - Something that wraps around its victim.. The Ring

Given that, I think we have already seen the end of these two..

But why, you ask? Why have we seen the end of the locket... That's not
Canon!

But my dear reader,  I'm afraid it is. The Locket is a distraction, we
are supposed to be looking for that now, speculating on Regulus and
what he did with it, where Mundungus took it, If it could be so simple
as Harry already owns the first Horcrux... It's quite marvellous
really, such a clever distraction. Could keep us guessing for years.. 


Sirius and Dumbledore destroyed the locket. It has been sent to the
other side along with Sirius through the veil. This is the way it must
be done, This is the only way that Voldemorts scattered soul can be
cast asunder forever....

One must die by the Hand of the other....

Remember what I noted above about the nature of the magic that a
horcrux creates:
The original soul does not die because part of it exists in the mortal
plane.
When Voldemort is "killed" in Godrics Hollow he does not die, his soul
is disembodied from its destroyed vessel, bound to its other parts,
here on the mortal plane. But hang on? If Voldemorts soul was *bound*
to its other parts, then why did Dumbledore imply that it's other
parts are not bound to it? How can they leave the mortal plane without
the rest of themself? 
What if they can't? What if they, like the original soul, are bound to
each other? How do you kill Voldemort? How can it be done? What kind
of magic can put the pieces back together so they can die.

The one with the power to defeat the Dark Lord will be born as the
seventh month dies....
The power to put the pieces back together? What is that power? 

Love.

When Harry is invaded by Voldemort at the end of OOtP something hurts
the Dark Lord, casts his mangled soul into agony so intense he can't
bear it... What were those words again? "I'll be with Sirius again.."
What is that? I mean, I know it's Love, but what else is it... ah yes
thats the word, its a bond. A bond so strong it transcends death and
lives beyond the veil.

Vinculum quippe vinculorum amor est. Love is the Bond of Bonds.

So we have a shattered soul, never whole enough to fully die, unless
we stick it back together somehow. 

"I am beginning to understand," says Dumbledore "that what is needed
is a chain. A chain of hands."
"Hands that are bonded by Love?" said Sirius leaning forward eagerly
"Is that what you mean?"
"Yes Sirius, That is precisely what I mean"
Sirius looked down into his hands at the Gold Locket he was holding,
there was no doubt in his heart now of what choice he would make.
Memories of his brother, and his friends James and Lily had flooded
into his mind, thoughts of beloved godson Harry and the sacrifices
that already had been made by good people for this moment to exist, a
moment that Sirius didn't even need to be sure of his decision. "I'll
do it." He said simply.
"I had expected that you would say that Sirius." Dumbledore said
kindly, he stood up and put his hand gently on Sirius' shoulder, he
opened his mouth to speak but there were no words for what he felt at
that moment, with a lump in his throat and a tear in his eye the old
man just stood there taking his time saying Goodbye.

(In OotP I am fairly sure that Snape did not know what Sirius and
Dumbledore planned, and perhaps he actually put Snape and Harry
together in the Occlumency lesson partially as a distraction for both
of them who he knew would otherwise be keeping an eye on Sirius.)

Sirius died by Dumbledores hand, Dumbeldore cast Sirius and the Locket
into the veil, and took upon himself  grave responsibility in doing
so, Dumbledore has just killed a piece of Voldemort and now his hand,
his love for Sirius, is the link in the chain between Voldemorts
Locket piece of soul, and another piece here in the mortal realm.
Dumbledore has sentenced himself to death, he has made a remarkable
choice like Sirius before him,  to carry Tom Riddle's Soul out of the
world connected and whole, as it should be.

Dumbledore didn't just randomly put the ring Horcrux on his hand to
see what it would do, now did he. I don't think so at all. He
intentionally cursed himself with a tattered piece of Voldemorts soul,
and prepared to die. For Sirius and Lily, for Harry, and Ginny, for
Hogwarts and Hagrid, for the creatures and people of the world.  But
he needed a new hand, one to carry the next piece of Voldemorts soul,
a brave man with the courage to die, the sense of nobility to make his
death meaningful, and above all the Love for Dumbledore so necessary
to the plan.....

Enter Severus Snape, double agent, strange fellow with ugly
tendencies, but brave very very brave, noble indeed a noble heart, and
Love for Dumbledore, yes he had that too. 

Ok before we go any further, this is not a SHIP. The love I am talking
about is the same love as Harry felt for Sirius that night in the
ministry of magic. Switch the players to Dumbledore and Snape and hear
the words.. "and I'll be with Dumbledore again..." ...

Suddenly it rings true. Yes this is the truth. The beautiful and
terrible truth, these words could very easily have been the words of
Severus Snape wishing he hadn't lost his most faithful and treasured
friend and mentor. And there we have the understanding of what
happened in the Astronomy Tower. The look of hatred and repulsion,
(just like Harry in the cave), the reason that nobody was ever
informed that Snape was innocent, the plea "Severus please...", the
reason Snape ran upstairs to the Tower and when he saw a death eater
about to kill Dumbledore he cried "NO!". Dumbledore *had* to die by
his hand, or else all the sacrifice, all the torture and pain that our
dear headmaster had endured throughout the year....

"Sirius died for this, " Snapes mind was racing as he pictured his old
enemy bravely facing the same fate, he felt sick at the thought that
he might now, here, be less brave, less noble than Sirius his face
screwed up in ugly rage as he paced back and forth in front of his
dearest friend, dying before him. For an instant he imagined himself
bringing Dumbledore the antidote to the poison, there was no Harry, no
Sirius, no Voldemort, nothing to prove, nothing to win.. but this was
the reality Dumbledore had killed and now he must kill and die.. It
didn't matter, he would die anyway now he'd taken that vow.. 

Hang on a minute!! Isn't that a line from the prophecy...
Neither can live while the other survives..
If Dumbledore lives on that fateful night, Snape will die... If Snape
lives on that fateful night... Dumbledore dies.. Look where Snape has
let his choices lead him.. right into the arms of the prophecy! Did
Dumbledore do the same thing with Sirius ? Did they make the
unbreakable vow?

...Snape didn't afford himself the luxury of thinking about his
choices again, it didn't matter now, he had already chosen to die for
this cause.. "Avada Kedavra"

The chain of hands will be consummated by Harry's Love and the pieces
of Voldemorts soul will once again be united, this is the series
climax, (and a massive book seven spoiler, I believe), if you have
read this far, take heart, for although this theory might actually
explain a great deal, there is still so much to read about in book
seven that it doesn't explain. 

Of the rest of the Horcruxes, there are some mysteries and unexplained
things.. and there are some fairly obvious things too. Lets take a
look at them...

3. The Winged Key - Perhaps this Horcrux is a Key... In any case we've
seen a "Bent" Wing before haven't we... at St Mungos.

4. The Chess Game - A Game of skill, a *thinkers* game, maybe this is
the Ravenclaw Relic. Also there is a new interview recently with JKR
where she says Ravenclaw house will have their moment.. hmm

5. The Troll - This one was dealt with early in the story, In the
Girls Bathroom... hmmm too many clues Jo. Sad and beautiful though it
is. (But if this is true, Dumbledore has lied about something.)

6. The Potions Puzzle - Dear Hermione will help us find Nagini and the
key to her Horcrux, I believe.

7. Harry faces Voldemort..

Before I continue to the worst spoiler of all, I will tell you, I am
more than wiling to answer your questions about the Diary and Ginny,
ask away... I have thought it through..


Valky
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