The Possibilities of Grey Snape (was Re: What would a successful AK mean?)

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Jen:
> I don't
> see how Snape can get away unscathed unless Dumbledore purposely put
> him into the DADA job and ordered him to take the UV. And then we
> would have a new set of concerns!

Orna:

I just had some elaboration of your idea. Perhaps DD really ordered 
Snape to make the UV, so Bellatrix and Draco as well would trust 
him. The plan being, that Snape would be able in this position to 
influence Draco somehow to give the plan up, and go to DD. Snape 
after all, was Draco's favorite until now. In this way, Snape would 
survive the UV, because IMO he was only bound to the plan, as long 
as Draco was set on it. (My personal understanding of UV being a 
bind between two persons, and not the mission itself). As it 
happened, Bellatrix didn't trust Snape and taught Draco occlumency, 
Draco didn't trust Snape, because he thought he might steal his 
glory, which means for Draco the UV just deepened his mistrust 
towards Snape. If it's like this, Snape's conversation with DD might 
have been his telling him that he doesn't succeed, and DD saying 
that in this case, he will have to kill DD, etc. 

I'm not saying it frees Snape from the moral responsibility of 
killing DD, just putting up a scenario. Snape could be courageous 
enough to take the risk of the UV (I think that's why he simply 
can't stand being accused of being a coward), and DD has done 
mistakes like this ? trusting Snape's mentoring abilities too much 
(see Harry and occlumency), not taking into account teenager's need 
to prove themselves and alone (see Harry running to the MOM in 
OotP).  

Orna