HBP Spoilers - - ESE! Flitwick

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Hi there, all. Posted this one on the main board, but it's just so
swamped over there...

Anyway, I sure would like some help with this one. If you could give
me some reaction, some help in proving/disproving the idea, it would
be much appreciated. Here's how it goes:

We think that the scene in which Flitwick runs down to rouse Snape is
quite suspicious. Snape could have been alerted in many other ways,
such as the Order's patronus method. But JKR chose to have Flitwick
alert Snape and, more importantly, to have Hermione and Luna witness
him enter and exit the room but *not* witness what actually happened
while he was in there. Their testimony of what happened is only what
they could gather from listening in.

Here's a rough sketch of what we believe may have happened:

1. Flitwick runs into Snape's office late at night. He finds Snape
either asleep or off-guard. Don't forget, Flitwick is part goblin, and
we have had no evidence throughout the book that the goblins would
choose to side with the Ministry against Voldemort.

2. Tiny Flitwick performs a switching-like spell, changing Snape's
mind into Flitwick's body and vice versa. Don't forget -- Flitwick is
the Charms teacher and could probably easily perform a nonverbal charm
that Hermione and Luna could not detect. Then, as Flitwick!Snape, and
having the obvious physical advantage, he knocks out Snape!Flitwick,
leaving a nasty bump on his head.

3. Flitwick!Snape runs past Hermione and Luna, toward the DEs gathered
on the tower. In order to get there, he must break through the
invisible barrier that others could not. How could he have done this?
Remember Flitwick's part-goblin heritage. In the same way that
house-elves have their own sort of magic and can, for example apparate
and disappate in Hogwarts, goblins must also have their own immunities
to wizarding charms.

4. After Flitwick!Snape AK's Dumbledore, he runs down the stairs and
believing that he has achieved what he set out to do, mutters "It's
over." Harry takes this to mean that Dumbledore has been killed, but
it seems a good point at which Flitwick!Snape could have removed the
switching-like spell and returned into his normal body.

5. At this point, Snape is returned to his own body, and realizes what
has occurred. Bound to protect both Harry and now Draco, he chooses to
remain undercover and flee with Draco. Notice how he duels with Harry;
only blocking Harry's hexes, but never returning them.

As we said this is just a sketch of what we think occurred, but all of
the pieces seem to fit quite nicely. Besides, we just can't give up on
Snape just yet!

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