Snape's Attack on Flitwick

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 139568

 
Valky wrote:

So I am  ever more considering now that Snape could have been telling
the truth,  Flitwick might well have summoned all his courage to run
and get help from  Snape, exhausting himself so that he barely managed
the job before  fainting. The fact is this really does fit better than
Duelling Champion  Flitwick, I mean *honestly* if Flitwick is really a
duelling champion then  whats the point of sending him flying down to
the Dungeons to get Snape,  why be one brilliant dueller short in
battle? MacGonagall had an  opportunity to send Ginny Weasley, or
Neville Longbottom. Why pick Filius  over these two? A Fifth year girl
and one of the seemingly softest touches  in the whole school, whats
wrong with that picture?  



Julie says:
I think it's possible that Snape was telling the truth. But even if  he
wasn't, why would DD'sMan!Snape want Flitwick to come with him,
which is exactly what Flitwick would do? Snape knows he has to
walk a very fine line, convincing the DEs he's on their side, while
not actually hurting any of the students or Order members. And he
may know or suspect the task he is about to face--delivering the
killing blow to Dumbledore. While he's doing this balancing act,
and trying to keep his own butt out of a sling in the process (as
well as Draco's), how's he supposed to keep Flitwick under 
control (i.e., keep Flitwick from interfering with his task, while
not seriously hurting Flitwick which the DEs would no doubt 
expect)?
 
The easy answer is to stun Flitwick and keep him out of the 
way instead of having one more complication in the mix. Which
is why, IMO, stunning Flitwick indicates DDsMan!Snape more
to me than ESE!Snape (who would have *at the very least* stunned 
Hermoine and Luna too, I would think). 
 
Julie 


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