Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows discussion thread (SPOILERS)
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Only gripe I really had was I wish Rowling hadn't made it sooo damn obvious at the end of book 6 that Snape was doing it for Dumbledore.
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Considering the fandom was split fairly evenly on Snape's motivations, I don't think it was obvious at all.
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Dumbledore's death didn't really make sense without knowing about the Deathstick and the curse that was killing him, but it was pretty clear that he threw the fight on the tower. If you recall, when the intruders burst onto the tower roof, Dumbledore opts to petrify Harry instead of defending himself. Since it's basically impossible for DD to lose against a handful of Death Eaters at Hogwarts, the only real explanation is that he's throwing the fight and wants Harry safe. It's pretty hard to imagine a scenario following from that where he doesn't expect Snape to kill him.
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