Re: Dumbledore’s flawed plan

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 135917

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" 
<eggplant107 at h...> wrote:
> "hickengruendler" <hickengruendler at y...> wrote:
> 
> > in this case the sacrifice makes sense, because
> > otherwise Snape would have died as well 
> > (see the Unbreakable Vow). 
> 
> But it's clear that Dumbledore did not know about that Unbreakable 
vow: 
> 
> Draco said " He [Snape] hasn't been doing your orders, he promised 
my
> mother_"
> Dumbledore replied "Of course that is what he would tell you Draco, 
but_"
> 

Hickengruendler:

Yeah, "but". 

"But" can a mean a lot in this scene.

It could mean: "But he didn't promise her anything" in which case 
your interpretation is correct.

It could also mean: "Of course that is what he would tell you. But he 
was doing my orders, and already told me about the promise he made 
your mother".

The but can be an answer about Draco's statement that Snape promised 
his mother to held you, and it could also be an answer about Draco's 
statement, that Snape wasn't following Dumbledore's orders.

Each interpretation is as valid as the other. 
 
Also, don't forget that we still don't know why Dumbledore trusted 
Snape. Surely the off-hand "explanation" from Dumbledore can't have 
been the whole thing, because it would be really lame and would make 
Dumbledore look really stupid. And as long as this information is 
still out in the open, I do not think that we are in the position to 
really judge on which side Snape is. Also, JKR is the mistress' of 
red-herrings and plot twists. If Snape were truly as evil as he 
currently seems to be, I don't think we would already have known this 
in chapter 2 of HBP.

If he were on Voldemort's, than why did he tell Dumbledore, that the 
Dark Mark was becoming clearer again in GoF?