The "row" in the forest--what Snape doesn't want to do any more.

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Carol Wrote:

> It seems certain to me that 
> Dumbledore knew about the Unbreakable
> Vow. First, he is not surprised when
> Harry mentions it

Dumbledore was not surprised that Snape told Draco that he had made an
Unbreakable Vow to aid him in his mission, but I believe he would be
flabbergasted to know that he had really done it.

> When Harry tells Dumbledore about
> this conversation, Dumbledore is
> not only not surprised, he tells
> Harry that it's likely he understands
> more from it than Harry does, 
> a statement that the reader ought also. 

Yes he said that, Dumbledore also told Harry that Draco hanging around
the Room Of Requirements was not important and it was silly for Harry
to worry about Death Eaters getting into the castle while they were
both away getting the (fake) Horcrux. We reader now know from book 5
and 6 that Dumbledore can be completely and disastrously wrong.

> I still have hope that Snape
> is loyal to Dumbledore 

The only way that could possibly be true is if Dumbledore is not
really dead and the entire murder scene was some sort of elaborate
hoax; but if JKR pulls that then the next book will be absolutely
dreadful and the lady seems incapable of writing a bad book. I don't
care if Snape turns into the reincarnation of Mother Theresa in the
next book, the stinking piece of slime murdered Dumbledore and that is
quite simply unforgivable regardless of circumstances. 

Eggplant