Re: Dumbledore’s flawed plan

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 136247


zgirnius:
> 
> *I found this to be the single most problematic action in the book, 
> personally.*
> [...]
> An evil Snape who cares about noone/nothing but himself ought not 
> take a UV to protect Draco. Why risk his own life in this way? 
> 
> An evil Snape who serves Voldemort especially has no reason to take 
> this vow. Yes, it is a vow to do something Voldemort greatly desires. 
> But Snape can certainly carry out the act without making the Vow. By 
> its nature the Vow limits the actions Snape can take.

houyhnhnm: 

I see a lot of objections to Evil Snape, but I hadn't thought of this
one.  Now that I see it, I do believe you are right.  It makes no
sense for Snape to make the vow just to impress Bellatrix.

Having made the vow, it also makes no sense for Snape dawdle around
"helping" Draco.  If a Voldemort supporter, he would want Dumbledore
killed before he is able to find and destroy more horcruxes*.  If he
is working for himself, it would still be more in his interest to have
Draco kill Dumbledore. He would not have to be on the run from most of
the wizarding world. In nearly six months (from early-mid July to the
time of Slughorn's Christmas party), a powerful dark wizard (and in
HBP we finally see just how extensive Snape's magical expertise is)
and master manipulator couldn't find any better way to expedite the
plan, than to ask Draco to come to his office a few times and get his
(Draco's) back up?

*"And then I ask myself, but how could they have believed I would not
rise again?  *They who knew the steps I took*, long ago, to guard
myself against mortal death?" (GoF, American Scholastic Edition, p. 648)