[HPforGrownups] Was Snape asleep? (was Re: What Came First: Task or Cabinet?

[fair wynn]

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>From: juli17 at aol.com
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com

>Julie:
>  But was Snape asleep, and did Dumbledore really expect him to  be
>asleep? I know Dumbledore told Harry to go wake Severus, but later
>Hermione tells us that she and Ginny stood outside Snape's *office*
>door for a period of time, until Flitwick went barging in to tell  Snape
>that Death Eaters were on the grounds. Snape came out of the office
>almost immediately--presumably without time to change his clothes--
>dressed in his standard black robes. What gives?
>
>It seems like there are three possiblilities-
>
>1. Dumbledore expected Snape to be asleep due to the late hour,
>but Snape hadn't even gone to bed yet.
>
>2. Dumbledore expected Snape to be asleep because he had
>put some sort of sleeping spell on Snape purposely, perhaps to
>keep Snape from knowing about or protesting the dangerous
>cave expedition.
>
>3. It's a mistake by JKR, and the inconsistency was missed by the
>editors.

wynnleaf
I don't think we can really know this one.  But here's what I always 
imagined.  Dumbledore and Snape knew that something big would happen that 
night -- don't know how much they knew for sure or how much was speculation. 
  Still, if it involved finally having to fulfill the vow, then as soon as 
that happened, Snape would be "out of there" fast.

So, I picture Dumbledore getting ready for his Cave expedition and telling 
Snape, "Tonight's the night.  You might as well get some sleep while I'm 
gone because once I'm back you'll be very busy and probably won't have any 
chance to rest for a long time."  But Snape *can't* sleep waiting on 
everything to break loose.  So he's still up and dressed when Flitwick comes 
for him.  If he was waiting on Dumbledore's call, I wouldn't think he'd have 
planned on getting undressed anyway, but would have perhaps tried to sleep 
in his clothes.

Just my guess of course -- utterly without evidence except the evidence that 
they were working together in a plan.  And that they'd both know that once 
Snape AK'd Dumbledore, then he'd be on the run.

wynnleaf

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