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].

"Please oh please get those damn Death Eaters out of the castle before they kill a generation of wizards"?

"Please stop Fenrir from mauling anyone else"?

"Please don't backslide into your old Death Eater ways"?

"Please don't prove me wrong"?


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.

And Dumbledore didn't plan on dying either, otherwise he would not have been offering/planning to fake Draco's death and get him away from the Death Eaters.


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.


Well yeah, he was sort of expecting his Ace-in-the-hole to pop up and save the day.

Then Snape came in.

DD begged right away. Why?


Because instead of attacking the DE's from behind when he came onto the rooftop, he took place front and center. Giving up the element of surprise against the Death Eaters was as good as an announcement that he was really on their side.

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?


Read above.

3. If DD then thought that Snape was evil... why did he beg now and not with the other death eaters?


Read above.

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.


So do plenty of other things. The 'evidence' is rather vague unless you take it at face value (which you don't seem willing to do).


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