Question regarding Dumbledore

[wook77]

Ok, question for the flist and any who can answer it.

Long rambling intro: I was re-reading Chapter 26 of HBP last night to do research on the cave and Inferi.

When I was reading... the below caught my eye. (directly quoted from page 572 of the American Version)

And obediently, Dumbledore drank, as though it was an antidote Harry offered him, but upon draining the goblet, he sank to his knees, shaking uncontrollably.

"It's all my fault, all my fault," he sobbed. "Please make it stop, I know I did wrong, oh please make it stop and I'll never, never again..."

What do you think Dumbledore did? Is this about Harry's parents? Is this about Snape? Is this about Malfoy? Is this about Aberforth's goat?



I honestly don't know what i think. I really dislike evil!Dumbledore so I don't think that it's all about how he did something extremely awful and evil.

Instead, I think it's something that he honestly regrets. Either his inability to act quickly enough to save Harry's parents. That seems a reasonable explanation but my curiosity is saying that I'm wrong on that one.

Is this about Snape somehow? Is it Dumbledore's "fault" that Snape is forced to go back to the DE's and he's regretting that now?


What are your thoughts and feelings on this?

Comments

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I'm still on the fence about Snape's loyalties. Ask anyone on my flist and they'll tell you that I'm not a Snape-fangirl. In fact, he's one of my least favorite characters.

That being said, I like your htoughts that Snape is like Iago. I'm now super anxious for book 7.

On the other hand (and part of the reason that I'm still on the fence about Snape), Snape had an opportunity to hurt Harry horribly at the end of HBP. He didn't take that opportunity. It makes me wonder why.

[vivnow.livejournal.com]

I think the reason why Snape didn't kill Harry at the end of HBP is because it's in his own best interest to allow Harry and Voldemort to destroy each other. Besides, I have a feeling that Snape already knows about the Horcruxes. He was treating Dumbledore for an injury to his arm that occured because of Salazar's ring. (A ring that was sitting in his office in plain view.)

I think that Snape figured out that Dumbledore was out to destroy the horcruxes, and that now Harry will. If Snape wants to be the "big bad" I would let Harry continue this hunt. It's less work for him. (Lucius may not have known exactly what Tom Riddle's diary was but perhaps Snape did. We also know that Sirius Black's brother knew about the horcruxes--maybe Snape told him about them.)

Of course, I may be wrong.

I wrote about Snape in August after HBP came out:
http://vivnow.livejournal.com/25567.html#cutid1