Felix Felicis (the whim to let Snape pass)

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No: HPFGUIDX 142607

The following may have been brought up and discussed. If so it has 
slipped my attention - but here goes.

When Harry drinks from Felix Felicis, it's funny how he suddenly 
knows - or gets a feeling - what is the right thing to do.
He can't explain why he needs to go to Hagrid's for the funeral. He 
can't explain why it seems like a good idea to pass the vegetable 
patch on his way. He doesn't know why it's suddenly clear to him that 
inviting Slughorn along is the thing to do.
After drinking Felix Felicis, Harry simply has a feeling of what to 
do - and everything turns out to be good decisions.

Now - when Harry is about to follow Dumbledore to the Cave - he goes 
back to the Gryffindor Tower to get his Invicibility Cloak. And he 
tells Ron and Hermione to closely watch Snape on the Map - plus he 
tells them to drink the remains of his Felix Felicis.

On to my point.
Bloomsbury p 577 (The Phoenix Lament):
Harry: "So if Ron was watching the Room of Requirement with Ginny and 
Neville,' said Harry, turning to Hermione, 'were you - ?'
'Outside Snape's office, yes,' whispered Hermione, her eyes sparkling 
with tears, 'with Luna.'

Did Luna in fact drink from the bottle, too? Im sorry but I couldn't 
find any evidence for or against that.

<<Snip>>

p 578 (after the incident with Snape and Flitwick):
Hermione: '......snipped....but we didn't realise, Harry, we didn't 
realise, we just let Snape go.'

Were Hermione and Luna reacting the same way Harry did after taking 
in Felix Felicis? Did they act on a whim that this was the right 
thing to do - to let Snape go?
If so - here we have another point to DDM!Snape.



Just a thought.