HBP theories...

[heiditandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 159457

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sistermagpie" <belviso at ...> wrote:
>
> I think Snape and DD definitely have plans in certain emergencies, 
> but isn't it rather an important point that Dumbledore *didn't* know 
> DEs were close to getting into the castle?  The Cabinet Plot is the 
> monkey wrench in everyone's plans. Snape would still sprint for the 
> Tower (or wherever Draco was) knowing that whatever is going on, 
> it's supposed to end with Draco killing Dumbledore. The Tower scene, 
> once Snape shows up, seems to me more likely an emergency worst-case 
> scenario. 

Exactly. If you presume that Dumbledore did not know that the Death
Eaters would be getting into the castle via a room that is,
inherently, unmonitorable, it immediately defaults to the worst-case
scenario. 

But an additional question is whether Dumbledore had told Snape before
he went to the cave where he was going. He must have had a supposition
that there might be a poison or some other injurious trick from
Voldemort there, and if he told Snape beforehand that he might return
Different, Changed or Damaged, then perhaps they did discuss that day
that things might need to be escalated sooner than later, again
leading to the "Severus, please..." bit?

heidi


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