Resignation & Book 7 Predictions (Way long/HBP Spoilers)

[romulusmmcdougal]

No: HPFGUIDX 133902

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ladyljd" <ladyljd at y...> wrote:
> > houyhnhnm:
> > 
> > In the cave:
> > "Hating himself, repulsed by what he was doing, Harry forced the
> > goblet back toward Dumbledore's mouth and tipped it..." (p. 571)
> > 
> > On the lightening-struck tower:
> > "Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was revulsion 
and
> > hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face.
> > 
> > 'Severus ... please'
> > 
> > Snape raised his wand..." (p.595-596)
> > 
> > On second reading it seems more likely to me that Dumbledore is 
not
> > saying 'please don't kill me', but 'please do what you promised to
> > do'.
> 

You know, I have to agree with you here.  It seems that if Dumbledore 
did not want to die, or was not sacrificing himself for the cause, he 
would not have kept Harry frozen and incapable of helping him.  But 
he did keep Harry immobilized so that the intended scene could play 
itself through.
Remember what Dumbledore told Harry earlier as regards the protection 
that Lily gave Harry as a result of the willing sacrifice of her life 
for him?  It saved his life and the magic of it was completely 
unknown to Voldemort.
In a repeat of the same sacrifice, Dumbledore is sacrificing himself 
for the cause, realizing that his sacrifice would protect who or what?
Harry?  The Order of the Phoenix?  Hogwarts?
hmmmmmmmmmm.......

RMM