The HBP Post, almost totally non-spoilery

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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

[olivia-cochrane.livejournal.com]

I know nothing about...whatever DT thing you're talking about. But even if you're right and things are not as they seem, one thing is sure: Dumbledore is not coming back, at least not as he was; as I wrote in my post, he may be a ghost, although I doubt it. You don't write something so final, saying things like "Harry knew Dumbledore had left, left the school, left the world, left Harry" without really meaning it, and there were similar definite statements amounting to 'THIS IS THE END.' So whatever Snape may be up to, if anyone still has the energy to wonder about his allegiance anymore, the bottom line is he killed Dumbledore. It doesn't matter why, even if Harry and everyone are wrong about the reason. He did it, and I don't believe it's reversible in any way. The rest matters not to me, at least not yet.

[bertie-girl.livejournal.com]

Snape had to kill Dumbledore. Draco wouldn't, and much worse would have happened if Snape hadn't kept the Unbreakable Vow. If Snape hadn't finished what Draco couldn't accomplish, then Snape would have died, Draco (and probably his whole family) would have been killed by Voldemort, and the other Death Eaters up in the tower would have killed Dumbledore, anyway.

Although I'm devastated by Dumbledore's death, I do think that Snape might still be working more against Voldemort than with him. Remember at the beginning when Snape told Bellatrix and Narcissa that Dumbledore hurt his hand because his reflexes were too slow ... yet Dumbledore could have sustained much worse injuries considering the danger of destroying the Horcrux and it's quite possible his reflexes (and Snape's convenient arrival) are all that saved him. Also keep in mind Dumbledore's comment that Voldemort only pretends to keep individuals close to him, as friends. Bella thought she was his most trusted servant, but Snape clearly played off the same theme (without allowing jealousy or pride to surface) when telling her that he knew of Voldemort's plan because he was a most trusted adviser. I do think that Snape was taking advantage of Bella's lack of knowledge about Voldemort's true M.O.

Also, I think Snape was lying at the beginning: I don't think Voldemort had told him anything about Draco's assignment to kill Dumbledore. He probably suspected, but I think (or maybe just hope) that he was bluffing. I still think we're going to find out why Dumbledore trusted Snape so completely, which will hopefully mean that we meet up with Snape plenty more before Book 7 ends.

[satakieli.livejournal.com]

hm... Can you link me to Passionate Trousers? (I'm assuming it's a stand-alone?)