Malice and Ulterior Motives

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 138770

Vmonte:  
> Snape's hand twitches and he pauses.  His hesitancy shows he
> understands that he may regret this decision.  But he was backed 
> into a corner.  Showing his intentions to be anything other than
> for the Dark Lord and the protection of his own, especially in
> front of Bellatrix would certainly have meant his death.  

Jen: Now this part I can't agree with. Bella is out of favor with 
the Dark Lord. Narcissa has no clout because of Lucius' mistakes. 
Neither of the women are supposed to be there talking to Snape to 
begin with, according to Narcissa. Narcissa strokes Snape's ego with 
all the many ways he's the Dark Lord's favorite and when the DE's 
defer to him on the tower, it appears he does have some power in the 
ranks.  So what were the women holding over his head? Not much. 
*They* should have been worried he would turn them into Voldemort 
for treason. The UV wasn't completed, he could have turned the 
tables on them and thrown them out, saying he was going to report 
them to Voldemort.

CathyD:
And Bellatrix herself is incapable of a well placed AK?  I don't think so.  If at this point Snape had jumped up and didn't go through with the Vow, he would have been dead on the spot.  Bella didn't trust him walking into the place and we don't know if Snape really changed her opinion of him with is answers, but if he showed the slightest lack of loyalty at the moment of the Vow, if he didn't finish making the Vow when presented with the third part he was not expecting (IMO), she would have killed him immediately and spun the story to LV later.  


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