Narcissa's hair (HP&HBP spoilers)

[Carol]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Richard Shepard" <shepardrj at ...> wrote:
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> > > Carol:
> > > Anyway, it always seemed to me that Narcissa's beauty is one of the reasons that Snape took the Unbreakable Vow.
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> > Joann:
> > I've never imagined that Snape took the unbreakable vow for any reason other than to keep playing double agent. I don't think he would do something that drastic because he felt sorry for Narcissa. Snape turned out to not be all bad, but he was hardly a prince charming. He had a soft spot for one person, and one person only. Lily Potter.
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> Richard:
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> I do not think Snape was swayed by Narcissa's beauty, but he probably was affected by the love and fear of a mother for her only son.  He might even be afraid that Narcissa will do something foolish like get herself killed by Voldemort trying to protect Draco... just like a certain Mrs. Potter :)  
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> But all in all, the unbreakable vow was not much of a risk for Snape.  He probably would have tried to protect Draco anyway.  And he was already going to kill Dumbledore anyway as well.
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Carol responds:

Was he? He clearly didn't want to do it, as indicated in three scenes that I've listed elsewhere. The Unbreakable Vow forced his hand--do it or die. That took remarkable courage and loyalty on his part, IMO, not to mention ruthlessness and indifference to the risks *he* was taking on Narcissa's. You don't make an Unbreakable Vow without risking your life. That's the whole point. It's a binding magical contract, a promise that you keep or die.

Carol, noting that the scene also adds to Snape's ambiguity and raises the tension to a whole new level, at least in the book