Musings on Snape :: HBP SPOILERS

[jackshoegazer]

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"Severus, please..."

Does Dumbledore seem like the kind of person to beg for his life? NOOOO.

I think he was asking Snape to kill him so Malfoy didn't have to. All along, Dumbledore knew what Malfoy & Snape were up to, knew about the Vow and the murder plan. DUmbledore knew he was close to death and sacrificed himself to save, (and I hate to say this) Draco Malfoy.

When Hagrid heard Dumbly and Snape arguing, it was because Dumbledore was telling Snape that if it came down to it, he was to kill Dumbledore, rather than let Malfoy do it. Snape was arguing that there was no way he'd kill Dumbledore; that he'd rather die from breaking his Unbreakable Vow than use the Killing Curse on Dumbledore.

When Snape burst onto the scene on the Astronomy tower, Dumbledore said, "Severus, please..." He was asking for Snape to kill him, not begging for his life. So Snape kills Dumbledore. That's why Snape got so angry with Harry for calling him a coward, because he sacrifices everything to spy on Voldemort and he was forced to kill Dumbledore.

Which means that Snape is even MORE noble, because he was arguing NOT to kill Dumbledore, which means he would have died for breaking the Unbreakable Vow.

Snape is on the good side still, as much as I hate what he did. This is why he didn't attack Harry at the end, merely deflected his spells. Even while Harry is attacking him, he's giving Harry advice (don't speak your spells, close your mind.) Snape was even impressed that Harry had used one of Snape's own spells. (And I suspected the HBP was Snape as soon as it was revealed that the HBP was good at potions) This also explains why Snape knew the exact spell to reverse the damage done to Malfoy in the bathroom.

Snape is NOT a nice person, but he is a MASSIVE example of someone doing what's right no matter how hard it is. I think in Book 7, we're going to find out exactly what Snape did to get Dumbledore's trust, and it's going to be HUGE. I also think Snape may end up sacrificing himself later, quite possibly to save Harry. As much as I loated what he did, I think he was under orders for it the whole time.

Comments

[niamh04.livejournal.com]

*covers monitor with hands*

Nooooooooooooooo!!!! Spoilers are wrong, plain WRONG!! How could you!? =P

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I put "HBP SPOILERS" in my subject heading!!

[niamh04.livejournal.com]

You're still contributing to the spoiling conspiracy! =P Hard.to.resist.reading.spoilers.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Oh, then it's not MY fault! Blame your own lack of willpower! I stayed away from the internet until I had read it all :)

[niamh04.livejournal.com]

You're like a drug dealer, supplying drugs. Still part of the problem! =P =P =P

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

So, judging by your standards of no-spoilers-anywhere, how long does one have to wait to post opinions about a newly released book?

[niamh04.livejournal.com]

I would say a month cause that gives all the kids enough time to have read it (for those who stretched out their reading around bedtime), and then by then her fans who couldn't wait and read the book in a day can discuss it too.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Oh well :) I have duties that must be attended to, which require that I have read and processed the book within 48 hours after release. Oh, and I'm a fanatic :P

[niamh04.livejournal.com]

You processed the book in 48 hours cause you couldn't wait! LOL We're big fans in my house, too, very big fans. I even have one of my best Tarot decks in a little HP carrier, my Enchanted Tarot deck. And the whole family was Harry, Hermionie, and well, I was one of the witches of the story for halloween. Wasn't too hard to pull off ;)

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I even dressed as a wizard for the release party. That wasn't too hard either ;)

I also co-moderate Harry Potter Book & Film Club (http://www.harrypotterbfc.com) so I need to know what's up and keep abreast of news and whatnot :)

[niamh04.livejournal.com]

Ah I see -- what a difficult job, certainly drudgery reading HP keeping everyone updated on current news *grins*! Just kidding -- your kid's gotta love you're involved in all this ;)

[kiwikat.livejournal.com]

that's your problem, not his

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I've gone and added a lot more SPOILERS before the cut for those who don't read subjects headings ;) Sorry you missed that :(

[niamh04.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Thou art forgiven, then ;)