Re: Snape is good???



Ken wrote:

> gjw wrote:
>
> >>> Go ahead, say it was for some secret plan. There's no evidence of
> >>> it, only speculation.
>
> ken wrote
>
> >> There are any reasons for believing that Snape is good. [The fight
> >> with Harry at the end of book 6. Not only didn't he try to hurt
> >> Harry but he didn't even try to capture him].... but the main reason
> >> I believe he is good is that DD had faith that Snape is good and I
> >> have faith that DD is not a fool.
>
> gjw wrote
>
> > Which simply means that a good reason why Dumbledore trusted Snape
> > (when he shouldn't have trusted him) is probably coming up in the next
> > book.
>
> Here's some more evidence...
>
> Right before Snape killed DD, DD quietly begged.
>
> He either begged for mercy or he begged for Snape to kill him [or some 3rd
> choice - but I can't think of any 3rd choices which makes sense].
>
> What happened before Snape came in?
>
> Malfoy disarmed DD and threaten to kill DD.
>
> OK DD didn't beg here but we can assume that he knew Malfoy wasn't going to
> kill him.
>
> Then some DE came in. They certainly wanted to kill DD but had to give young
> Malfoy the chance first.
>
> Again DD did not beg.
>
> Then Snape came in.
>
> DD begged right away. Why?
>
> 1. If DD still thought Snape was good why would he beg for mercy?
>
> 2. If DD then thought that Snape was evil... why did he trust Snape for all
> those years and then in an instant change his mind?
>
> 3. If DD then thought that Snape was evil... why did he beg now and not with
> the other death eaters?
>
> It doesn't make any sense that DD begged for mercy, so I have to assume that
> he was begging for something else. Begging for Snape to kill him makes sense
> and follows the other evidence.

He could have been begging Snape to hurry up and give him the antidote to the
Glowing Green Potion he had OD on!

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