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Question: Did Dumbledore!.!.!. *SPOILER ALLERT*!?
Okay, I've read all seven books (about 4 times each haha), but there's something I don't get!. Remember in the Half-Blood Prince, when Dumbledore was talking to Malfoy, telling him to come to their side!? And then Snape came and Dumbledore said, "Severus!.!.!. please!.!.!." but then- well, you know what happened!. Well, it sounded like although he and Snape planned out his death, maybe Dumbledore didn't want to die!. At least, not just yet!. I mean, he only wanted Snape to kill him so that Voldemort wouldn't take Draco's family and kill them, and so that Draco wouldn't have to kill him!. But Draco almost joined their side, where he would be put into protection from Voldemort!.
Do you think that, even though Draco almost joined his side, perhaps Dumbledore did not want Snape to kill him just yet!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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No, he definitely planned to die at that specific time!. Later, when Harry is talking to Dumbledore (I think is was at King's Cross), he actually talks about how he wanted Snape to hurry and kill him before Draco did!. I mean, he didn't want Draco to have to kill someone, so basically when Draco wanted to kill him was when he knew he had to die!. also, because of the timing in HB Prince, with the whole one-year-to-live thing, I think he meant to die then!.
And, as a general answer to your question, I don't think anyone WANTS to die, at any time!.
Ok so this is random but I think it's kind of funny how your name is Luna (which means moon) but you have a border of stars around it!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com
Well if Draco, had decided to join the good side, he would be in great danger!. Voldemort was living at Malfoy MAnor and Draco knew a lot about Voldemort's plans!. I believe it was strange for JK Rowling to write about euthenasia, a very controversial topic, however I feel he was pleading with Severus to kill him!. He knew that if Drac killed him, the boy would never be the same!. And while it was bad to ask Severus to kill him, Dumbledore knew that Severus had the strength to do it, even though he did not wnt to!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I'll have to re-read this part, but didn't Snape come out of the building because all the Death Eaters were coming back out!? Anyway, I think they had ran out of time!. If the Death Eaters came out and Draco was standing there considering Dumbledore's proposition, he would be killed!.
Regardless, I'm quite certain Dumbledore was pleading with Sev to kill him!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I agree with liz h!.
I felt that Dumbledore was pleading with Snape to kill him so that Draco didn't have to!. Dumbledore always cared about the students and he didn't want the weight of killing him to stay with Draco for the rest of his life!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
No, I think he was pleading with Snape to kill him, but made it look like he was pleading to live!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Dumbledor was in pain because he said to harry that one of us will have to die so yeaWww@QuestionHome@Com
No, I don't think he was pleading for Snape to abandon the plan of killing him!. I think he was reminding him of their plan so that he wouldn't waver!. If he faltered at that time, in front of all of those Death Eaters, then he would be exposed for a fraud!.
In the DH, it's revealed to us that it was Dumbledore's plan all along for Snape to kill him when the time came!. He was going to die anyway, from the Gaunts' ring, but Dumbledore knew that a time would come when Malfoy would be put in a situation where he'd have to kill Dumbledore to prove himself to Voldy!. D wanted to spare Draco that action, so he planned it out with Snape!.Www@QuestionHome@Com