[SPAM] [the_old_crowd] More Thoughts on DH (SPOILERS!)

[Amanda Geist]

Phyllis:

The Pensieve scene at the end explained most, but the Pensieve memories
didn't, however, explain why Snape fled Hogwarts when the final battle
began. Did Snape think it would be too hard to keep his cover if he
remained?

Amanda, wondering why her email doesn't put carets in consistently, answers:

The other teachers were not fighting to contain him; they were trying to
kill or seriously injure him. His choices if he'd stayed were to be killed
or injured, or to have to kill or injure them. Given his promise to
Dumbledore to protect the students of Hogwarts, taking out any teachers
right before Voldemort comes visiting is hardly going to protect the
students. The prudent path was to flee.

~Amanda

 



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