DD's unfinished sentence (Was: Snape Survey, Snapeity, Dumbledore's sacrifice)

[juli17ptf]

No: HPFGUIDX 149360


> >
> > Deb wrote:
> > > Suggested ending for DD's unfinished remark to Young Malfoy:
> > > 
> > > Of course that is what he would tell you, Draco, but ...
> > 
> > Carol responds:
> > Since Dumbledore has just stated that Snape was acting on his 
> orders and since the "but" follows "Of course that is what he would 
> tell you, Draco," what follows the "but" must relate to why Snape 
> used the promise to Narcissa rather than DD's orders to explain his 
> attempts to interfere with Draco's plans. 
> 
> Tonks:
> I have an idea that explains Snape's actions as loyal to DD and at 
> the same time does not blow his cover as a spy, even to Draco.
> 
> "Of course that is what he would tell you , Draco, but..."  as a 
> teacher in this school he is bond by a vow to me and to this school 
> to protect all of our students with his life if necessary.
> 
> Tonks_op
>

Julie now:
My suspicion is that Dumbledore was about to say something very in 
character for him, something along the lines of "Of course that is 
what he would tell you Draco, but...there are things you don't know, 
things you cannot possibly understand." 

In other words, just the sort of uninformative answers Dumbledore 
often gives Harry, particularly in relation to Snape (e.g., "I 
understand far more than you think" in response to Harry's revelation 
about the Unbreakable Vow).

Julie
(who suspects the unfinished sentence was no more complicated, or 
enlightening, than that!)