The most powerful magic

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 134256

houyhnhnm102 wrote:
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> By sacrificing himself to save three people-Draco and Narcissa
Malfoy 
> and Severus Snape (if that's what happened), Dumbledore has struck 
the 
> most powerful blow against Voldemort that he could possibly make. 
We 
> hear nothing more of Voldemort and the DEs at the end of book six, 
but 
> I will be surprised if we don't learn in book seven that Voldemort 
was 
> weakened by Dumbledore's sacrifice.
> 
> This, I think, is the strongest argument for the
It-was-all-according-
> to-plan theory.
> 


Alla:

I could agree IF Dumbledore would have committed suicide or some kind 
of equivalent of it, but  he did not just sacrifice himself, did not
he?

I said it earlier, but let me say it again, I have a lot of trouble 
picturing Dumbledore asking SOMEONE ELSE to sacrifice his soul even
if 
for the greater good.

Dumbledore went into so much trouble fighting for Snape's soul , no?

After all, he was the only one who kept Snape out of Azkaban, he gave 
the court his word that "Severus Snape is now no more DE than I am".

Dumbledore seemed to be the only one who unconditionally trusted
Snape.
Would he throw all that away, by asking Snape to commit murder?

I think not. Especially in light of JKR's interview where she says
that 
Dumbledore's mistakes could be huge, because he is so wise.

Dumbledore says as much in HBP himself, no?

I also think that as Nora mentioned earlier, JKR gives argument 
against "conspiracy theory" in  the latest interview by saying that 
Dumbledore had no right hand men, no confidantes.

So, in my mind, Severus Snape is not  Dumbledore right hand man and 
had never been Dumbledore's right hand man.

Just my opinion of course,

Alla.