Snape Survey, Snapeity, Dumbledore's sacrifice

[Katherine Macfarlane]

No: HPFGUIDX 149242

>
Carol:
>
>                        ...DD doesn't have time to close his eyes
> and compose himself before Snape casts the supposed AK. He must 
> have closed them and reconciled himself to death (from the poison, 
> fall) as Snape was *floating* him over the wall. How else can we
> not the account for the rag doll image, the closed eyes, and the 
> "wise old face" that looks as if it's asleep, oddly resembling
>  the peacefully sleeping DD of the portrait?
> 
La Gatta Lucianese:

Or alternatively, it looks like it's asleep because Dumbledore really
*is* asleep, because Snape has used some sort of sleep or
suspended-animation spell that will keep Dumbledore out of action
until Snape can get back and do something about the situation?