PART NINE: REST AND REGROUP

After turning back their time-turner, Snape and Dumbledore slipped away to rest and regroup, to discuss and make plans. Snape administered a bezoar potion and/or performed whatever immediate healing magic was necessary, and could have patched up a few wounds of his own.

Dumbledore had a chance here to look at the locket and R.A.B.'s note, and planned to place it so that Harry would find it. He took the time-turner back from Snape, who now had no further use for it. Dumbledore would use it at his own "funeral." They could have run a few other errands here, if you like. Perhaps they left a note to McGonagall in the headmaster's office that she will not find for days or weeks. Perhaps Snape sent some message to his previous self so that he could collect some potions and be prepared when Flitwick brought him the news.

They also took a moment to arrange a portrait of Dumbledore in his office. They could have prepared this ahead of time. Moving pictures are a dime a dozen in this neighborhood.

HP-1, Dumbledore's "famous witches and wizards" trading card
Harry's photo album from Hagrid
HP-2, Moving Quidditch posters in Ron's room
HP-2, Harry trying to pull away from Lockhart in the book store
HP-3 page 8, clipping from the daily prophet of the Weasleys in Egypt, "waving furiously."
HP-5, page 173, "Original Order of the Phoenix," growled Moody. "Found it last night..."
HP-6, the ugly portrait in the office of "the other minister"

HP-6, page 626, The new portrait of "Dumbledore was slumbering in a golden frame over the desk, his half-moon spectacles perched upon his crooked nose, looking peaceful and untroubled," because the real Dumbledore WAS somewhere, sleeping peacefully and untroubled. The day had, after all, been long and exhausting.