Circumstantial proof of DDM Snape (long)

[kelleyaynn]

No: HPFGUIDX 143727

I think it is very possible that Snape may help destroy the 
horcruxes in some way. I don't think that Harry will or can do it 
all by himself. Looking back at all of his encounters with Voldemort 
through the series, he never has gotten close to Voldemort without 
help. He faced him alone at the end (in both PS/SS and COS), but not 
before others helped him to that point, even doing things he could 
not do himself(Ron playing wizard chess for example). And, if you 
look at the last two times he faced Voldemort, he was not alone even 
then. In GOF he heard the Phoenix song that gave him strength, and 
in the MoM in OoP others were right there. 

I agree that it wouldn't make sense for the three kids to do in one 
year what Dumbledore could not do in several. But, as JKR implied, 
Harry knows far more than he realizes, so it remains to be seen just 
what that is. 

Snape seems like a logical person to help since he knows so much 
about the dark arts, but there is one other person I can think of 
who might be of assistance - Viktor Krum. He went to Durmstrang, 
where we were told in GOF that they are actually taught the dark 
arts. So he could have knowledge that would be useful to them, and 
his previous relationship with Hermione provides an "excuse" for 
them to get in contact with him. 


On separate matters, what reasons do we have for Hogwarts 
opening/not opening in the next book? I can't imagine it not being 
open, but the possibility it might be closed was given in HBP. 

kelleyaynn