Spinner's End

[strawberryshaunie]

No: HPFGUIDX 156909

> Tinktonks buts in:
> 
> Ok so try this for size. It wasn't Snape at Spinners End. It was a
> polyjuiced Dumbledore. Both are sufficiently good
> Occlumens/Legilimens that nobody would be able to tell the
> difference. It was DD who took the UV that would take his life. He
> knew throughout the whole book that Draco's attempts to kill he
> WOULD end with his death because if Draco failed the vow would kick
> in and kill him instantly anyway. This is why he shared all the
> information about Horcruxes with Harry. This is also why he told
> Harry to confide in Ron and Hermione (Obviously counting that
> Hermione's logic would be important when he was gone)
> 
> Snape knew of this situation and had been ordered to take the 
killing
> shot so that none of the DE or LV found out that Snape had allowed
> DD to take his place. The look of revulsion was because Snape knew
> he had to kill someone he cared for and that it should have been him
> who had taken the vow in the first place and died instead.
> 
> Tinktonks (Anyone buying this one even for a second? I actually
> quite like it!)

oh my gosh! I love it!!! Your idea finally provoked me out of 
lurkdom, if only to say: yes, it's certainly something worth looking 
into...at last an excuse to re-re-re-read that chapter...

(sorry for the short post)