Love and Trust: LV vs DD (was Re: Resignation & Book 7 Predictions)

[Marisa Crosset]

No: HPFGUIDX 133844

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" 
<delwynmarch at y...> wrote:
>  
> And now, just because Snape killed DD *for reasons unknown 
to us*, we
> are supposed to believe that DD's abilities to love and trust 
were his
> *weaknesses*??
> 
> I don't think so.
> 
> But obviously that's just my opinion :-)
 

I agree. Obviously, it would change the nature of the whole 
series and everything would have to be re-examined in light of 
love and trust being foolish....

Just don't see it.

Just like I can't imagine Snape, when Harry calls him a coward, 
to have a look of pain like the dog trapped in the burning building 
IF he's just pulled off this major coup by killing the one wizard 
that Voldemort ever feared.

Snape likes to taunt his "victims" (Harry, Neville, et al in Potions 
class). He never taunts DD on the tower and I think the case can 
be made that he wasn't really taunting Harry at the end there. In 
fact, I think he gives him some rather important advice (keep your 
mouth shut -- non-verbal spells -- and your mind closed -- 
occulemency (sp?)). One could argue that this was 
unintentional, but I am not buying. Think he just told Harry what 
he NEEDS to know to have a shot in hell at defeating Voldemort 
and other DE's.

And, why did Snape, who's waited forever to have the DADA job, 
choose to spend the entire year on non-verbal spells. Geez, if I 
was really working for the DE's, I'd be teaching them stuff that 
passes for knowledge (and they've had some pretty 
lame-brained teachers), but would be of no practical use in 
battling LV and the DE's.

Again, just my opinion...

Marisa