7.27.2005

if its any consolation, it was not on a full moon...

But somebody else had spoken Snape’s name, quite softly.

“Severus…”

The sound frightened Harry beyond anything he had experienced all evening. For the first time, Dumbledore was pleading.

Snape said nothing, but walked forward and pushed Malfoy roughly out of the way. The three Death Eaters fell back without a word. Even the werewolf seemed cowed.

Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore. And there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face.

“Severus…please…”

A friend told me something like this is about to happen. You have been prepared for this, I told myself. Its not as if it came as a surprise…but I still cried.

And as I go through the last few chapters of you-should-not-ask-how-much book 6, I still can’t believe it. I was expecting, hoping, and yes, even I was surprised, praying that a twist somewhere will change what happened to the headmaster.

I will surely miss his robe; it’s my favorite. I think I am more affected than Harry. I feel the loss. I can’t imagine Hogwarts without its headmaster. I can’t imagine the Order of Phoenix without its leader…I can’t imagine Harry Potter without Albus Dumbledore.

Why should it have to be in the hands of Severus Snape, the man he trusted so much? Dumbledore should know better, shouldn’t he? Worse, Harry was put in a helpless position, feebly watching the grim incident under the invincibility cloak. He could’ve done something.

As I close the book, an old video file of GMA was being played in the news. “I’m sorry”, she said pertaining to her alleged lapse of judgment. Then, I thought, maybe it’s also a case of lapse of judgment on Dumbledore’s part. Even him can make mistakes, this time he committed an unrectifiable error.

Looking at GMA’ s face on the screen, I can only empathize to Dumbledore. His is a world of wizardly and magic after all. A product of imagination and creativity. And GMA’s case? She’s a reality with a wild imagination and creativity in a desperate attempt to get away from the scandals of her own doing.

I can almost hear Dumbledore saying:

It is important to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated…
(wala lang, konsensya lang ako kasi sa gitna ng anti-gma campaign nakuha kong pagpuyatan ng dalawang gabi ang librung ito, kaya kailangan kong iraise at ilink, hehehe.)

3 Comments:

Blogger RiaMH said...

ay mga teorya! masama ka, pagblog ka, dont write about the actual events in the book. paano na iyong hindi pa alam ang nangyayari at binasa blog mo?

ako teorya ko, may pakaphoenix ang magic ni dumbledore. he will rise again. and si snape, nagconvert na talaga sa mabuti, except meanie talaga sya kaya pinagiinitan si harry (remember anak sya ng tatay nya, e type nya dati ang nanay, so inggit sya), but he saw that dumbie was too far gone to be saved. so he had t curse him then, or expose himself to the death eaters and at the same time, secure his death (dahil pag di namatay si dumbie, papatayin ni voldermort si malfoy, at pag napatay si malfoy, deads din sya dahil sa unbreakable vow). ayon. pero feel ko, snape will save the day or part of it in book 6, and/or dumbie will rise again from the white tomb. then again, maybe im just hoping.

9:16 PM  
Blogger lifeisafullmoon said...

kung gayon, hindi "avera kaduvra", tama ba? mali ata, avara kadevra ata, basta, yun yun...ang deadliest curse? may gusto pa naman akong paggamitan nun ngayong mga panahon na ito...

10:30 AM  
Blogger lifeisafullmoon said...

ox lang yun, yun nga ang intention e, manabotahe! hehehe.

10:32 AM  

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