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

[Jazmyn Concolor]

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juli17 at aol.com wrote:

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> Snow:
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> Well making a secret entrance to the castle can greatly affect the
> lives of many including the headmaster.
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> Snape being asleep when he is aware that Dumbledore is out of the
> castle and the Order is on full guard while all along realizing
> what `the plan' is and he is to protect his charge, `is' a bid deal
> in either version.
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> 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?
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> It seems like there are three possiblilities-
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> 1. Dumbledore expected Snape to be asleep due to the late hour,
> but Snape hadn't even gone to bed yet. Perhaps he was behind on
> his exam-grading, or had other things to catch up on, or he had a
> sense that he might be needed at a moment's notice. If he did have
> such a sense, did he get it from Dumbledore, or Voldemort, or was
> it his own inner intuition that things were coming to a head?
>
> 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. This explains why Snape would be sleeping in
> his office still wearing his robes, but leaves the question of how
> the spell was removed. If Dumbledore expected Harry to be able
> to wake Snape, he must have used a spell he could remove from
> a distance, or one that would end if anyone attempted to wake
> Snape directly.
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> 3. It's a mistake by JKR, and the inconsistency was missed by the
> editors. In which case, it will just be another minor red herring that
> won't ever be addressed in the story. And that leaves us to choose
> for ourselves which alternative above fits our individual perspectives
> on the story and both characters...
>
> Julie, figuring picking one over the other is rather like choosing the
> task or the cabinet first ;-)
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You forgot the most likely reason.  Dumbledore was trying to send Harry 
away fully knowing Snape was not going to be asleep because Dumbledore 
KNEW what was coming and was trying to get Harry out of the way.  
Failing that, he froze Harry instead hoping he would not be noticed and 
killed.  Its CLEARLY obvious that Dumbledore does NOT want Harry there 
and Harry is disobeying a direct order by not going the momment 
Dumbledore told him to go.  Dumbledore was trying to send him on a wild 
goose chase for his own safety..   Unless Snape sleeps in his office, 
its a good chance Harry would have been safely off on a wild goose chase 
while Snape could slip up to carry out Dumbledore's plans to 'kill him' 
so as to convince Voldemort and the DEs that Snape was firmly on their 
side so Snape would be idealy placed to later help in Volde's 
downfall.... The whole 'Severus Please...." was not begging for his 
life, but to carry out the plan that Hagrid heard only Snape being upset 
about being asked to do something...   Dumbledore was weakened, sick, 
old, with a crippled hand and was making a sacrifice move to plant his 
man deeper in enemy territory.  The last thing he needed was Harry as a 
witness blowing the whole plan.   So failing getting him to go wake 
someone who was not asleep.. he froze him...

Jazmyn



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