Snape was at the Potter's House That Night (& another Unbreakable Vow)

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No: HPFGUIDX 145326

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathy" <ladypensieve at y...> wrote:

> JKR has used foreshadowing in all of her books.  We just learned 
> about the Unbreakable Vow in HBP. What if Snape came to Dumbledore 
> and told him what happened at Godric's Hollow...told him that 
> through no fault of his own the Potter boy is now an orphan, and he 
> feels partly responsible for this.  Dumbledore knows that Snape 
> always had trouble with James, therefore decides that he cannot 
> place Harry with him, but makes him take an Unbreakable Vow to take 
> care of Harry.  Now, whether Snape likes it or not, he is bound to 
> the boy and will die if he doesn't.  Now THERE's a reason to hate 
> Harry!  

Nice theory. But DD does not strike me as the type to exert such a vow
from anyone. DD believes in people, gives second chances. The UV is
typically a vow you would use if you do not really trust the other
person. Otherwise their word would have been good enough. Rhis tells
something about the DE camp: trust is not a high priority there. Force
is far more important.

Gerry