Snape Survey, Snapeity, Dumbledore's sacrifice.

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 149173

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sydney" <sydpad at ...> wrote:
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> 
> Okay, I'm sorry, was my post not clear?  I can't figure out where 
I'm
> going wrong here.  My point is not that JKR doesn't show Dumbledore
> 'showing shock'.  My point is that Snape doesn't do anything for
> Dumbledore to be shocked ABOUT, before Dumbledore beings pleading.  
> Comprende?  

Oh, your point is perfectly understandable, I think.  It just isn't 
all that convincing with regard to what was or was not going on atop 
the tower, or what was or was not going on with Snape during HBP.  I 
mean, DDM! Snape, IMO, would be cheesy, more than faintly ludicrous, 
and extremely poor and unbelievable writing.  Now, I'm perfectly 
willing to allow that JKR would actually sink to that level, but 
perhaps others are not.  And for those who are not yet willing to 
believe that JKR would pull a, IMO, cheap trick like DDM!Snape, there 
is nothing in your argument that is overwhelming.  Snape did nothing 
in that instant, it is true.  But the events on the tower take place 
in the context of all of HBP.  There is plenty that has happened 
during that time to have given DD second thoughts about Snape, 
whether he acknowledged them to Harry or not.


Lupinlore