HBP: Why I am 98.6% certain that...

[zgirnius]

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Hank Alme <cobblers at g...> wrote:
> This also would explain the topic of the argument witnessed between 
DD
> and Snape. Snape tells DD what he has done, and DD lets on what
> Draco's task is. Snape is horrified, and wants to refuse any part of
> it. DD lays down the law with Sanpe, just as he will later do with
> Harry. DD seems to realize, unlike many of the others, that *Harry*,
> not DD, is the one to do in LV. What it takes to facilitate that --
> including sacrificing himself -- it takes.

zgirnius: 
Excellent response to Jim's post, Hank, I agree with a lot of your 
points and just wanted to throw in one additional supporting comment.

One piece of many "Snape is good" theories postulates that DD is 
slowly dying throughout the book-that the damage from the destruction 
of the ring Horcrux is not reversible, and has only been slowed. Many 
have pointed out that DD is more valuable to Harry than Snape because 
he is such an excellent mentor, a more powerful wizard, etc. So it 
does not "make sense" to sacrifice DD for Snape, it does not help 
Harry. Which is true as a general statement, except that a DD who 
will be dead in weeks or months *is* less valuable than a healthy, 
loyal Snape now fully trusted by LV. 


Well, it's really fun to argue this one, we will see in Book 7!