God, I'm a moron; of course that's what happened. Dumbledore wouldn't beg for his life. I just hate that that's how Harry sees things; he needs to know that Dumbledore died still owning his position of strength, not giving up, and even more importantly for Harry's future, he needs to know whom he can trust and whom he needs to keep at arm's length, and except for Snape, I think he's got that bit pretty well squared away.
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Date: 2005-07-18 05:45 am (UTC)