Omniscient Dumbledore (Was Re: Snape's AK Failed!!!, and DADA responses)

[pansophy2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 135377

Betsy Hp wrote:

<And I honestly cannot wrap my mind around the idea of *Voldemort*  
< being a better judge of character than Dumbledore.

I had a couple of ideas about this myself.  It seems that we have 
two plausible explanations from a story telling point of view.

One is that Dumbledore dies because of his "flaw" of trusting what 
is good in people will come through when it matters.  And, from a 
story telling point of view we are really left with the feeling that 
it is all left to Harry to solve. It adds uncertainity and 
ultimately will add to the triumph when/if Harry succeeds.  

Conversely, perhaps Dumbledore trust in Snape was/is very well 
founded.  So much so, that Snape has helped Dumbledore fake his own 
death.  The advantage here is that with Voldermort believing 
Dumbledore is dead, he would come out of hiding and expose himself 
since he would not fear any other wizard. This would give Dumbledore 
oppertunities that he would not have had otherwise. 

Perhaps, the liquid Harry forced Dumbledore to drink at the horocrux 
site was really a potion devised by Dumbledore himself that would 
put himself into a suspended animation for several days.  Snape 
triggers the final step of the potion with a silent spell, feigns 
the forbidden curse, and leaves as if he has killed him.  Harry of 
course confirms everything as do the death eaters. Now everyone 
thinks he is dead...the perfect cover.  When he awakes he simply 
appartates out of the coffin.  


For me, I want to believe the second version is true.  First it is a 
bitter pill to swallow that "trust" is, well, untrustworthy 
especially when a brother of "trust", "love" is supposed to kill 
Voldermort.  Secondly, considering Harry's complete inability to 
curse even Snape I don't see how he can learn enough to destroy 
Voldermort on his own without the help he has received in every 
other book thus far.  Who else can such help really come from??  

Sadly, I guess we'll only find out in several years :/

pansophy2000