HBP - Draught of Living Death Potion??

[honeykissed246]

No: HPFGUIDX 153296

I was wondering (being fairly new to posting) has anyone thought 
that the lake that Dumbledore and Harry went to in order to retrieve 
the Horcrux was actually filled with the Draught of Living Death.  

I read a very interesting summation of this and it makes sense.  I 
kept wondering why when Harry would say "aguamenti" and the cup 
would fill with water it would automatically empty and he was 
coerced into getting "water" from the lake.  Why did the inferi 
attempt to pull Harry into the lake but not Dumbledore?  I am not 
sure if Dumbledore actually drank the "water" or (if I can remember 
correctly) he drank a little and got splashed with it.  

I also noticed that all the potions that JKR have mentioned in her 
books have played a pivotal role later on in the series.  So 
Slughorn used the Felix potion (we seen it used), amortenia (sp), 
the love potion we seen it and of course the Polyjuice potion and we 
have seen that a few times.  Slughorn also introduces us to the 
Draught of Living Death but we haven't actually "seen it yet" UNLESS 
that is what the lake was and what has affected Dumbledore.  They 
were real specific about its symptoms and how it affects people.  
Now I am not saying that Dumbledore is alive or dead, thats a whole 
another post.  I just think its curious how this was mentioned.  And 
if I can recall correctly, after Ron ate that chocolate tainted with 
the love potion, Slughorn told Harry that potions can get "stronger" 
as they sit for awhile. Who knows how long that lake has been there.

I think its also suspect that they made a lot of comments about 
Dumbledore appearing sleepy or tired.  I have to look back at the 
book for specific comments but they were made.  I think that 
Voldemort is powerful enough to concoct a lake full of potion and it 
would fit with what Dumbledore said.  He said that Voldemort would 
want to "question" the person who made it past his defenses.  What 
better way to do that than to put them to sleep and wake them up 
later.  

I also think that is why Dumbledore asked for Snape.  Snape may know 
how to counter the effects of the Draught of Living Death but of 
course we know that the death eaters came and the plan then had to 
change.  I do think that for that split moment when Snape did come 
out of the tower and looked at Dumbledore, they were able to 
communicate.  I do believe that Snape did what he was asked to do by 
Dumbledore.

Another thing that was suspect to me as well.  Remember that Ginny 
told Harry that they (Ginny, Hermione, Ron) used the Felix potion 
that he had left for them and that is why all the curses "appeared 
to miss them".  Now my question is the Felix potion makes people 
lucky.  So why would the "lucky" thing be for Hermione and Ginny to 
allow Snape to past them?  

Just a few questions that I had.  I also wanted to say thanks 
to "Tonks" for answering my questions and not making me feel like a 
moron in the process :).  Since I am new to the books

honeykissed246