HBP: Why I am 98.6% certain that...
rowena_grunnionffitch
G3_Princess at MailCity.com
Tue Jul 19 17:16:58 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 133060
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jim Ferer" <jferer at y...> wrote:
> ** Snape and Dumbledore had to know that Draco had been taken into
the
> Death Eaters and given the task of killing Dumbledore.
Which they clearly did. Remember DD is completely unperturbed by
Harry's eavesdropping - which included SS's unbreakable vow - but
says pointedly that he knows more about it than Harry. And DD tells
Draco he knew all about his various clumsy attempts.
> ** Snape had to know that Narcissa would come see him and ask him to
> swear the Unbreakable Vow to help Draco kill Dumbledore. He further
> had to know how that would fit into future events.
Not at all. Snape took a moment to think then realized that the vow
wouldn't bind him to anything he hadn't already agreed to do - ie;
protect Malfoy even at the cost of DD's life - so he took it.
> ** Snape and Dumbledore had to know that Draco wouldn't have the
nerve
> to go through with it himself, that he wouldn't just bust a magical
> cap in Dumbledore the first time he had his back turned.
Seeing as DD and SS are respectively Malfoy's Headmaster and Head
of House and have known him since he was eleven I think it's fair to
assume they have a pretty good idea what he's capable of.
> ** Snape and Dumbledore should have figured out a way to keep Harry
> from killing Snape the first time he lays eyes on him after this
plan
> worked out.
I guess they didn't expect Harry to be an eyewitness. One can't
plan for *every* eventuality
> Harry will never believe anything about Snape again – Harry will try
> to kill Snape the first chance he gets. If Snape came to Harry and
> tried everything he could to persuade Harry, it would do no good.
> Snape couldn't convince any of the Order, either. It's hard to
figure
> out how Snape can be any good to the Order or Harry after this.
All too true
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