Did Dumbly Deserve what he got?

[ClareWashbrook at aol.com]

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divya_thomas:

Personally, I think he deserved what he got for trusting Snape.  Snape
was evil and everyone knowing the fact he was a death eater did  not
trust him. And Maybe if there is an unbreakable vow between Snape  and
Dumbledore, it would have been cancelled the moment he  killed
Dumbledore and Snape must have planned this all the way. Any  Arguments?


Clare:
I believe you might benefit from re-reading the books.  Particularly  the 
overheard conversation between Dumbledore and Snape in which Snape was  
protesting what he was to be made to do.
 
JKR has established through example that Snape might be nasty but he's not  
out to harm Harry or anyone else.  He attempted to stop Quirrel getting to  the 
trapdoor and got injured by Fluffy.  He tried to stop Quirrel killing  Harry 
and got set on fire.  He stood between his worst childhood nightmare  and the 
trio to protect them, minutes after one of them had hexed him  unconscious. He 
risked his own safety and freedom to convince the Ministry that  Voldemort 
was back.  He risked his position as spy in the Inner Circle by  not responding 
to the call when Pettigrew brought LV back to bodily life.   He also didn't 
harm Harry when Harry tried to chase him down with his own  spells.  If he was 
truly evil then getting Dumbledore and Potter in one  night, which would have 
been simple at that moment, would have set him up as LVs  permanent golden 
balls.
 
There is no evidence that Snape is evil and working against the  Order.  
There is a lot of evidence that he is a good guy who gets all the  rubbish jobs.
 
Dumbledore got what he deserved?  If you were talking about a real  person, I 
don't think I'd be able to respond to that.  How horrid.   How can any good 
hearted person deserve to die simply because they see the good  in others.  
Even if you were right, which I do not believe, and Snape was  on LVs side - why 
would someone deserve death for being a poor judge of  character?
 
We won't have long to wait to find out but I do believe that Snape is on  the 
side of the Light.  How on earth he is going to make this work without  a 
postumous explanation from AD I really don't know but he's a clever  chap.
 
smiles,
Clare x


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