The HBP Post, almost totally non-spoilery

[timeripple]

Am still digesting, but have formed a few impressions and have a very few things to say. Starting with: Have a little faith, people! Even the wisest among us (ie, everybody who's not JKR) cannot see all ends. She knows what she's doing, and is fond of misleading her faithful readers in evil, tricksy ways. I sincerely doubt all is as it seems.

And now for the good stuff, my ridiculous, slightly spoilery suspicion that I've been harboring for ages: Some time between GoF and OotP, JKR read DT and was so amused by it that she put tributes in the books. The evidence is only mostly nonexistent: Cassandra Trelawney, when she hardly ever re-uses names. The WWW daydream right out of Passionate Trousers. Also, she secretly ships H/D. You know it to be true!

Comment away, or don't!

ETA: The comments and my replies WILL BE SPOILERY. Ye be warned!

Comments

[bertie-girl.livejournal.com]

What if Dumbledore was begging Snape to kill him, and Snape felt hatred because Dumbledore was making him do it.

That's what I was considering as a possibility. I'm still devastated by Dumbledore's death, but I think there's definitely more than one interpretation of the events.

[olivia-cochrane.livejournal.com]

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.

[timeripple.livejournal.com]

Alas, Harry just hasn't got our tendency to look at things from as many angles as possible. That's been a big problem for him before, and probably isn't going to be any help to him - that's one big reason he needs his friends so much. Not that he always listens to them (OOTP), but still.

[olivia-cochrane.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. It's just that no matter how close Harry got to Dumbledore, the issue of Snape was always lurking between them, especially in this book. Of course, Harry feeling confident enough to question Dumbledore's judgment to his face is a huge step forward in their relationship from revering him as some sort of omniscient guardian angel, but still, Harry's belief that Dumbledore has been suckered by Snape continually puts a damper on the trust between them, which really annoys me. Of course, Sirius was absolved postumously; possibly Dumbledore will be too in Harry's judgment.