[HPforGrownups] Re: Dumbledore as a judge of character (Was:Why DD did not ask Snape to kill him

[Jazmyn Concolor]

No: HPFGUIDX 165973

What people seem to be failing to grasp is that this is not 'murder'.. 
This is a WAR with the DEs and Voldemort, not a tea party.  In war, it 
is not uncommon for solders to be asked to kill a fellow solder who is 
in danger of being captured, to save that solder from torture or to 
prevent information from falling into enemy hands.  In fact, I know 
someone who in the war, was stationed outside a communications point to 
kill OUR OWN PEOPLE if they were overrun, to prevent information those 
people had from falling into enemy hands.

Dumbledore gave Snape an order as a solder in a war.  Snape may not have 
liked it, but none of the others in the order would have been able to 
carry out such an order and would not have understood how vital it was 
that the order be carried out.  Thats why the words 'coward' stung him 
so badly, as it was incredibly brave of him to do what he did and 
horribly painful.  But if Snape had not carried out his orders, not only 
would the very weakened Dumbledore still be dead or captured/tortured, 
Snape would be dead, many students might be dead, Harry might be dead, 
etc.  Snape carried out Dumbledore's orders then hustled the DEs out, 
blocking attempts to harm Harry on the way out and trying to teach him 
to close his mind.


- Jazmyn