Snape: the Riddle...(and Spinner's End)

[ceridwennight]

No: HPFGUIDX 136661

lealess:
> I think he took the vow for two reasons:
> 1) a calculated gamble to find out more information about Draco's 
> task, as part of his job as a spy;
> 2) genuine curiosity as part of his nature (trailing the Marauders, 
> for example, if that is true, and willingness to explore beyond 
> what the book says).

Ceridwen:

Thinking about it all, it ran through my mind that Snape never knew what he was supposed to do, until the vow kicked in when he was informed that Draco couldn't do it.  I'm wondering, did Ron get it (slightly) wrong, that the vow doesn't kill you if you refuse to do it, but that it *forces* you to do it?

After all, Ron was very young when the twins tried to pull it on him, he may have misunderstood, or Arthur could have over-stressed the danger in taking such a vow ("Something like that could kill you, Ron").

Ceridwen.