Did Snape have a choice or not? Was: Hermione and Snape

[ellecain]

No: HPFGUIDX 138305

>Alla:

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>I also  think that since Snape was the one who took this Vow in the 
>first palce, he is the one who should be responsible for 
>consequences of the said Vow, NOT Dumbledore.

>I don't remember Narcissa FORCING Snape to take the Vow. I mean, 
she 
>was pleading, but Snape took it by his own choice.

Elyse:
Come on! What choice did he have?
After being given the third degree and successfully defending
his *true* loyalty to Bellatrix,
was he really supposed to say "No Im not going to take a UV,
I dont care if your son dies and DD remains alive"
Bellatrix would have pounced on that in a millisecond!
She had already said something like "He says hell try. Its so easy 
to say that".. sorry cannot provide exact canon.
Anyway, the whole situation, at least in Bellatrix's eyes was a test 
of Snapes loyalty.
And DDsMan!Snape would have had to keep his cover here..

>Wouldn't it be fun to read the Diaries of Snape after the 7th book 
>is 
>released? Of course keeping a diary might not be very Snapeish, but 
>still.

>/Fabian

I think this is a marvellous idea!!!
I mean ESG!Snape is the most complex multilayered character in the
whole series.
I think a spinnoff to flesh him out would be very interesting.
maybe we could even manage to find out what was behind
the Married!Snape quote of JKRs....

Elyse