Cohesion

[rduran1216]

No: HPFGUIDX 162241

> rduran1216 <rduran1216@> wrote:
> > ... The implied clues dictate that Dumbledore planned
> > what happened, but at the same time, it doesn't seem
> > like anyone besides Snape was in on it as well. ...
> >
> > So my question is, let's assume the opposite, that
> > Snape really is an instrument of Voldemort's, how
> > can the story possibly be brought together, given
> > that Rowling has said no new major characters will be
> > introduced?
>
> bboyminn:
> <snip> As to whether Dumbledore 'planned what happened',
> my answer is yes and no. Dumbledore certainly had many
> plans, general and specific, for what was happening
> and for what might happen. These plans were constantly
> being refined base on more information becoming
> available and circumstances changing.
>
> I believe his general plan for Snape was for Snape to
> always act for the greater good, even if in the
> moment, the greater good seemed to be outweighed by
> an immediate need. <snip>


rduran1216:
It seems we have differing views on the extent of Dumbledore's
knowledge of what had been going on.  I look at things like
the Invisibility cloak in the first book, the "convenient"
awarding of a time-turner to Hermione, the "gleam of triumph",
the meeting with the Dursleys, the instructions before the
trip to the cave as the most poignant examples of Albus
seeming to be ahead of the game.  My contention is that if
Snape turns out to be evil, how can the way Dumbledore acted
in HBP be explained?

This question may boil down to a few scenarios; Dumbledore
knows something about Snape that nobody else did, or Dumbledore
is a supreme legilimens and can see something that tells him
Snape's loyalties lay with their side.

Either way, I'm just playing devil's advocate a bit, because
in my mind its predetermined that something is yet to be
explained that will bring Severus' character some redemption.

rduran1216