Requiescat in Pace, My Dark Phoenix

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No: HPFGUIDX 151428

Houyhnhnm102" <celizwh@> wrote:
> 
> > The
> > polyjuice effect, transfiguration, or whatever would only have to have
> > lasted until the body was shrouded, but the Draught of Living Death
> > would have to have continued its effect until the creation of the
> > tomb.  Then Snape could have come to and sent off a patronus to
> > Dumbledore. Yes, that's the way I would have it if I could choose. :-)
> 
> 
> Annemehr:
> >>>Harry thought, for one heart-stopping moment, that he saw a phoenix
> rise joyfully into the blue (HBP ch. 30; p. 645)
> 
> Yes, it seems like it could be Snape's patronus -- the one that was
> too revealing of Snape's character for JKR to divulge.  One that's oh,
> so similar to Dumbledore's.
> 
> houyhnhnm:
> > I don't want Snape to be dead.
> 
> Annemehr:
> All we have to do is circumvent that pesky Unbreakable Vow.



I've thought the entire idea of DD and Snape being switched rather
clever, and have been reading the commentary with great interest.

I am wondering if - and I do not know if anyone else has said this -
that DD was polyjuiced/switched into impersonating Snape at Spinner's
End when the Unbreakable Vow occurred.

He quite affectionately greets Narcissa and Bellatrix, which seemed
quite un-Snapelike to me when I was reading it. 

------
HBP American, pg. 22. "Narcissa!" said the man, opening the door a
little wider, so that the light fell upon her and her sister too.
"What a pleasant surprise!"
------

Dumbledore has a habit of greeting everyone very kindly. You will even
note how polite he is to Tom Riddle when he applies for a teaching
position at Hogwarts. Snape never struck me as the type to be
particularly cheerful to anyone, even if he was in league with them.

Of course, it could be Snape, and he could just be kissing up. But he
never struck me as a brown noser.

In addition, Snape's hand twitches when taking the UV. Is it because
it is the blackened hand of DD, cleverly disguised?

-----
HBP American, p.36 (Snape's hand twitched within hers, but he did not
draw away)
-----

I honestly can't see Snape promising anyone to save their child, just
to alleviate their anguish. Whether DDM!Snape or not. But I could see
DD doing that, even if it meant promising his own death (Although that
was not known at the time). If it was actually Snape, and he was truly
loyal to LV, he would not submit to an UV and he would tell of the
incident to LV and Narcissa would be in deep trouble.

Also, it's interesting that Wormtail seems to be spying on Snape,
although the reason given is that he is assisting Snape. Also, whether
it is DD in disguise or a true Snape, that neither knew what Draco's
mission was. If DD was polyjuiced/switched with Snape, there might be
a few behaviors suspicious enough that LV would have Wormtail spy and
LV would not confide in Snape about Draco's assignment.

We also may note DD sure is gone a lot of the time in this particular
book, eh? 

Just my thoughts. I am not as advanced in HP analysis like some of you
are... but it just seemed more appropriate that DD would submit
himself to an UV to protect Draco, than it would for Snape to do such
a thing.

AV