Trusting Snape

[Peggy Wilkins]

No: HPFGUIDX 149007

On 3/1/06, P J <midnightowl6 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> So please, tell me again what Dumbledore gained by having DDM!Snape AK him
> on the tower? I see no pros for a DDM!Snape to have done what he did but at
> least ESE or OFH!Snape gains notoriety and respect from the DE's and
> *possibly* a pat on the back from LV (once he's finished crucioing him
> awhile for saving Draco of course)...
>
> Dumbledore was needed, Snape wasn't.  The wrong man died on that tower.

Peggy <enlil65 at gmail.com>:
The big issue that makes it very difficult to address this question is
that none of us knows yet what Dumbledore's plan is; all we know is
that he has talked of a plan, and has been working toward it for
Harry's entire lifetime.  I see Snape as one cog in this larger plan,
albeit a very significant, useful cog.  My personal reason for having
such faith in Snape is that I have a theory (don't we all? :) of what
Snape's role may be; however, that is another topic.

If it is crucial for Snape to be alive and present and playing his
role later on in the plan, then Dumbledore's death allows the plan to
proceed.  Since Draco did not fulfill his assigned task, if Snape
hadn't completed it himself he would have died as a result of his
Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa.  It's my belief that Snape's death
would have completely derailed the plan, making Harry's task much more
difficult if not impossible.  This task is something that Dumbledore,
as Voldemort's enemy, cannot perform.  Voldemort would never allow
Dumbledore to get within striking distance of a faceoff between
himself and Harry.  Voldemort's Death Eater Snape will be allowed to
be present, Voldemort will not fight him, and so he can do ...
whatever it is he's supposed to do according to Dumbledore's plan.

So my supposition of the plan is--Dumbledore can't do it; Snape can't
do it without Harry; and somehow Snape is essential to helping Harry
do it, whatever "it" is.

This all sounds very mysterious, but that's the problem: we just don't
know what the plan is.
--
Peggy Wilkins
enlil65 at gmail.com