DH Thoughts

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 172543

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sdeepthi" <sdeepthi at ...> wrote:
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> > 
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> Deepthi:
> But Dumbledore intended Snape to end up as the master of the Elder 
Wand. And that 
> means that he didn't intend him to die, he intended him to keep the 
Elder Wand out of LV's 
> hands so that Harry doesn't have to face that in the final battle.
> 

PG 721

"You planned your death with Snape.  You meant him to end up with the 
Elder Wand, didn't you?"

PG 742

"Dumbledore intended to die undefeated, the Wand's last true master!  
If all had gone as planned, the wand's power would have died with 
him, because it had never been won from him!"


Dumbledore did NOT intend Snape to be the master of the wand.  He 
intended for Snape to end up with a wand that had no master, and thus 
could not be used to defend himself against Voldemort.  Furthermore, 
however the plan unfolded, Voldemort would assume (and surely 
Dumbledore knew this) that Snape was the master of the wand, and thus 
that he had to kill Snape in order to claim it.

What did Dumbledore expect would happen?  Particularly since Snape 
had no knowledge of Hallows and thus would have no idea of what 
Voldemort wanted or intended.  Indeed, he seemed to have no idea when 
Voldemort summoned him to his death, although he could obviously 
sense he was in great danger.  

Regardless of what would have happened, even if DD's plan had gone as 
intended, Snape would have ended up with a wand that did not 
acknowledge him.  Not a good position to be in when facing a 
demanding Dark Lord.


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