General comments and Snape

[Ronda]

No: HPFGUIDX 168290

Annemflynn wrote in
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/137425:
> I too think DD faked his own death. The first potion Harry made
> successfully with the assistance of the HBP was Draught of the
> Living Dead, which is, I believe, what DD drank in the cave. Snape
> looked at DD for a split second on the tower before doing the AV
> curse. I think : We are seeing more and more that Snape is a pretty
> powerful wizard. We already know that he is quite the accomplished
> Leglilmens and Occlumens, as is DD, which Malfoy is not and would
> thus miss this whole transaction. If DD didn't hide his thoughts at
> that moment, he could have conveyed to Snape that he drank the
> Draught of the Living Dead. Snape, not only as potions master, but
> also a DADA instructor would have known how to react to that. JKR
> spent a lot of time on silent spells in this book. I think that's
> the loophole. If he didn't mean the AV curse and did a silent spell
> at the same...It could be my grief talking though. I think we'll be
> seeing shades of Romeo and Juliet here. Plus, there's the only
> Phoenix thing DD has going. I mean, there's got to be something to
> that. Again, it could be my grief talking...
>
> I still think Snape is on the side of good. None of his curses hit
> Harry. I have full confidence in Snape's dueling ability to know
> that had he wanted to hit his mark, he would. He had the chance to
> take Harry prisoner for LV, but didn't.

Ronda:
I just joined the list and was looking for other posts to confirm my
own thoughts...YAY!!!! here it is...a post from long past...most of
what I am also thinking anyway..sorry to those who didn't agree with
this! Thank you to the original poster! There is so much that DD
wanted Harry to hear and see on the lightning struck tower...and
DD's trust and absolute command from DD that Snape be who Harry
brought to him...and all we learned about nonverbal spells...J.K has
soooo much she wants us to figure out on our own but thankfully she
leaves a fairly thick trail of clues for us too.