Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151203163126/@comment-24674051-20151203181039

That was explicitely stated in the book. But from the story perspective, from Harry's perspective at that point in the story, it looked like Snape murdered DD, which was my point. And we, as the audience, are not given the third person omnicient view of the story.

We saw Merlin's heart crushed, and Emma vaporize the body. Merlin sure looks dead. But, in this particular instance, I am willing to not judge on appearances, because nothing seems to be as it appears. I'm just keeping an open mind for other possibilities while the story plays out.