DD's mercy /The most powerful magic

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 134290

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "houyhnhnm102" <celizwh at i...> 
wrote:
> 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.  (snip)> This, I think, is the strongest argument for 
the It-was-all-according- to-plan theory.


Tonks:
It is impossible to keep up with all of the post, I hope this 
doesn't repeat too much.

DD says to Draco when they are along on the Tower: "No Draco, it is 
my mercy that matters now." I posed a question about that earlier 
today. I thought about this all day, in-between (sob) tears over 
DD.  I know now what he was saying and why.

Here is my theory:

Snape is still on DD's side as I and others have said.  DD knew 
about the Vow. If he wanted to he could have defended himself even 
in his weakened state and without a wand.  DD made a sacrifice of 
himself to save 3 people.  Draco, Snape and ultimately Harry. (you 
can add Narcissus here too if you want.)  He saved Draco because 
Draco did not have to become a killer, and since Draco has not 
killed his soul is still free.  Snape did not want to kill DD, Snape 
would have died for both Draco and DD.  But DD did not want Snape to 
die due to the default clause of the vow because Snape is the most 
valuable person to spy on the DE and LV.  Snape will be very 
important in bringing down LV.

Now you ask "but why did DD call for Snape before they found out 
about the dark mark?"  My answer is because Snape is a better 
potions Master that Poppy. He would have been able to come up with 
an antidote to whatever it was that DD drank. That is why DD asked 
for Snape.

When DD says "Severus, please".  He is asking Snape to make the 
sacrifice that Snape will have to make by killing DD.  DD is asking 
Snape to be a murderer, with whatever consequences that carries with 
it.  And I am sure they are many. And DD is asking it because they 
must keep Harry alive, the world depends on it.  The stakes are 
bigger that just DD and Snape. This is a war and great and noble 
sacrifices must be made, and they are made by both DD and Snape. 
Others have said that DD would not ask Snape to murder, but is it 
really murder?  I guess it could be seen as a suicide, but either 
way it was not an easy thing for Snape to do. 

Now here is a little twist.  If LV were as smart and shred as some 
of our politicians he would have known his enemy well enough to know 
that if Snape were on DD's side, DD's death would be proof of it.  
LV would have known that Snape told DD of the vow and that DD would 
give his own live before he allowed Draco and Snape to die.  But 
FOOL that LV is, I guess he will not figured that out.  As DD says, 
LV underestimates the power of Love, and that is LV greatest 
weakness.  But if LV were smart he would have set things up so that 
Snape would make the vow, knowing that in this way and only in this 
way could anyone succeed in killing DD. In other words, LV would 
know that Snape is a spy and count on Snape to tell DD of the vow.  
LV would know that DD would allow himself to die to save Snape and 
Draco.  But I don't think that LV is that smart.  Maybe, but he 
hasn't been yet!!  I suspect that the politicians at the MOM know 
more about bringing an enemy down than LV seems to know.

Tonks_op
DD's most faithful and loyal servant. (Sob
 I just can't stop 
crying. Don't say "I am not afraid Harry, I am with you"..  I burst 
into tears everytime....)