Snape's death scene

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 174181

> Carol responds;
> It has nothing to do with defending himself or blowing his cover. He
> has one job to do and one only--get the message to Harry Potter that
> Harry must let Voldemort kill him to destroy the soul bit in the
> Horcrux. If he fails to do that, it's all over. 
>snip>
> It has nothing whatever to do with poor planning. Dumbledore has 
told
> him not to deliver the message until he sees Voldemort protecting 
the
> snake, and until now, the snake has not been protected. 


Jack-A-Roe:
First off I must say I was wrong when I said Snape didn't have his 
wand out. It was apparently in his hand the entire time and he did 
raise it.

You are exactly right when you say it's not about his cover. That 
point is over. He sees the snake being protected and knows he must 
get his message to Harry.

As a double agent his life is in constant jeopardy. Which means that 
he has to be ready to defend himself and have a way out of every 
situation that he walks into. Being called to Voldemort during the 
battle should have raised a red flag. Voldemort's speech should have 
had him working his way toward an exit. When I say he failed to plan 
I mean he didn't have a way out of the shack. He could never plan for 
every contingency but he should have had something in mind. 

His life is in danger and all he can do is raise his wand and do 
nothing. This is right after Voldemort tells him that "While you 
live, Severus, the Elder Wand cannot be truly mine."

At that point he should have started throwing curses and working his 
way out the door. Voldemort just said he was going to kill him. After 
all he still has a mission to finish. Instead I believe he froze up 
under the threat, knowing he was going to fail in his mission.

To me this is a great contrast to Harry who always fights til the end.