Dumbledore and Polyjuice

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No: HPFGUIDX 160502

> Carol:
> "Snape-like self-aggrandizement"? 

Becca:
Snape builds himself up by tearing others (Harry, Sirius, James, 
Remus, the Weasleys, Hermione) down.  Now that I reconsider, the 
term "self-aggrandizement" doesn't really get to the heart of the 
matter.  I should have said something like "Dumbledore's newfound 
tendency to point out the areas in which he is superior is oddly 
reminiscent of Snape's tendency to point out the areas in which 
others are deficient."  If I had a time turner, I would go back to 
the original post and do some cutting and pasting.  :)

Carol again:
> I think that "Severus,
> please!" means "Severus, please kill me and keep the Vow!"

Becca responds:
Actually, yes, I agree.  Let me make it clear here that I have very, 
very few concrete beliefs about how things are going to turn out in 
JKR's unfinished universe, which - to my mind includes the things 
left ambiguous from books 1-6, and - of course - all of book 7.  I 
joined this list to see what other people are thinking about 
the 'loose ends', not as a forum to convince people that I have all 
the answers.  I think it's possible that DD and Snape were workin the 
Polyjuice.  I think it's possible that they weren't.  I think it's 
possible that DD was pleading for his life.  I think it's [vastly 
more] possible that DD was pleading for Snape to continue with the 
mission and kill him.  (Snape's line: "Don't call me a coward!" as he 
runs away makes me think this even more... I can hear Snape saying 
under his breath "I just did the scariest damn thing that any of us 
could have done.")