Again, the way Dumbledore speaks to Snape is callous, one jaded soldier to another. He does not answer Snape’s question; it is not safe to explain to Snape what he hopes will happen once Harry dies, since that answer would involve Horcruxes. He responds, instead, with another question, and Snape’s answer shows more than anything else how profoundly he has changed. Snape has learned to
