The unknown factor...... The apparent ease at which DD was killed.

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David wrote:  <SNIP>
" One thing that has always bothered me about DD's death was the 
apparent ease at which it happened. Granted the stuff he had to 
drink in the cave was not very healthy, but you would think that a 
man of his experience and stature, let alone knowledge, wouldn't be 
defenseless. Nor, would you think that he could have misplaced his 
trust in Snape THAT badly. Sure, he has said himself that he does 
make mistakes, and in his case, they tend to be rather large ones, 
but for some reason I just don't buy it."


CH3ed:
The ease of DD's death was what really jarred me when I first read 
HBP too. I expected DD to die in this book but not in this fashion. 
I thougth it would be something spectacular. But then this maybe 
what JKR wanted to convey. Even the great men among us are human and 
are not bullet-proof. Afterall, JKR isn't a mollycoddler. To me, 
having DD dies from a simple AK by someone perceived by most to be 
ordinary and inside his own school, makes the death more real. Even 
the strongest and healthiest person can die from the flu or other 
unspectacular means. 


David wrote:  <SNIP>
"Here is my theory... Both Snape and DD knew what was going to 
happen and that in order to get Snape back into the 'fold', they put 
into motion of series of events that would culminate in the ultimate 
sign he was back to the death eaters... the murder of DD himself. 
Granted its a rather large sacrifice, but if he was going to die 
anyway, why not make it worth while. Thoughts?"


CH3ed:
I like it, David. And I believe most other DDM!Snapers do also, tho 
I won't go so far as to say that DD was planned in advanced by DD 
and Snape. I think they have discussed various possibilities and had 
an agreement that Harry's (the only person who can destroy LV for 
good) and Draco's (a student under DD and Snape's charge) lives (and 
souls) are top priorities. And they might have agreed (willingly or 
not on Snape's side) that should worst case scenarios (the tower 
scene applies) happen and it is DD's life or Harry's and Draco's, 
then Snape must sacrifice DD. The disagreement in the forest that 
Hagrid overheard might have been Snape feeling the same way Harry 
did when he hesitated about giving DD his word to obey DD even if it 
means to abandon DD to die and save himself. 

CH3ed  :O)