[the_old_crowd] Re: Various very spoilerish responses and a further question

[Kathryn Cawte]

Phyllis wrote:

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>But, sadly, no.  By hurling an AK at a defenseless and wandless 
>Dumbledore, Snape is indeed every bit the coward Harry calls him.  
>And, IMO, Snape didn't kill Dumbledore to thwart a Potion!Horcrux - 
>Snape had no idea Dumbledore had drunk the potion (only Harry and 
>Dumbledore knew that at the time).  
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*blinks* You don't think that doing what Dumbledore was telling him, and 
saving Draco in the process, sacrificing part of his soul (because 
Dumbledroe told us that killing someone fractures your soul) and quite 
probably his life since I think his odds of surviving book 7 just 
lengthened dramatically - was the single most courageous act we've seen 
in the books so far? (with the possible exception of Lily's sacrifice). 
I wanted so badly to slap Harry when he called him a coward. I've always 
thought Snape was  sexy beast but I've never much liked him before now. 
The man has my utmost admiration and respect though for doing that. 
*bows down before Snape*

And since Dumbledore's eye locked with Snape's I suspect he did know 
about the potion but regardless Dumbledore asked him to do it (you don't 
actually think he ws pleading for his life? I mean come on that was 
obvious surely). Plus we already know Albus was trying to force Snape to 
go through with something he didn't want to (thanks Hagrid for that 
titbit), I would bet good money that was what they were talking about. I 
don't know whether Dumbledore managed to communicate about the potion or 
not or if he told him something else when their eye locked, but even if 
he didn't Dumbledore and Snape knew about Draco so they had already 
talked about this particular sitiuation I would imagine. I'm sorry Harry 
didn't work it out but I guess he was too distraught at the time. Plus I 
think whoever (not even sure it was this list) suggested that the person 
who assisted RAB to steal the thingamybob (because Dumbledore pointed 
out that *he* couldn't have done it alone so I doubt RAB did) may be on 
to something - in which case he would know firsthand what the potion did.

And on a related note ... Rosmerta told Draco AD was going out for a 
drink - since he uses that as a cover she must have had a good idea that 
he wasn't coming in for a drink, he was doing as he had been all year, 
but she didn't tell Draco that. I wonder if she had thrown off the 
curse, and if so when, had she been faking it all along on AD's orders?

K