[HPforGrownups] I want opinions on this, please.

[literature_Caro]

No: HPFGUIDX 135200

Dilia:
 Not with standing, call me nave, but I
>  believe Dumbledore was not wrong about Snape, as much as I hate him.
>  Dumbledores down fall, however, was Snapes promise to protect Malfoy,
>  and to complete his task if he was not able to Snape would have died
>  if the task was not completed. Moreover, maybe Snape went through it
>  all, because maybe Dumbledore was already dying, his hand was rotting,
>  and he never told Harry what happened to him. Maybe, just MAYBE, Snape
>  thought he would be more of a help to Harry alive, than Dumbledore.
 

 
Well I think you are quite right and by the way if DD already was
dying that Snape's death would not have changed anything. The other
Death Eaters would have killed him anyway. I think DD also demanded
death from Snape's hand because Grayback already said he would like to
taste DD. So the AK was the quickest way and I think I won't go too
far saying that the others would have had "tehif fun with him" before
finishing him off. So this would have meant a (more) painful death and
and even worse experience for Harry. And we don't know whether there was
some kind of binding promise Snape gave to protect Harry or not.

Caro