DUMBLEDORE MADE ME DO IT! I SWEAR!

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 133284

Tonks:
2. I think that Snape is still working for DD. IMO Snape told DD
about the vow and they are trying to keep Draco from becoming a
killer. They are trying to save his soul, while they still can. I
was very surprised to see that Draco didn't have it in him to kill.
Maybe he is the good Slytherin you all are looking for. Also I
think that Snape might have some *special* feelings for Narcissus.
He seemed very happy to see her. And she really loves her son. Are
we sure that she is a DE herself. Yes, her husband is and her sister
is, but maybe she isn't??? Do all those that agree with or follow
LV become DE?? I can't remember if it says in other books that she
is a DE.

vmonte responds:
So, the idea is that Dumbledore is trying to save Draco's soul and 
when he sees Snape he pleads with him via legimens/occlumens 
(whichever applies) to strike him down for Draco's sake?

Why not just have Snape grab Draco by the scruff of his collar and 
drag his ass into hiding instead. Then get his mother and ship them 
off together (who cares what Draco says--I mean your still keeping 
him from doing something that is wrong--right? Isn't he going to be 
in worse trouble in book 7 when Voldemort finds out that he was 
incapable of completing his mission?). 

So, instead, Dumbledore says: "I'm dying anyway, the best thing for 
you to do would be to kill me Snape---pleeeeease. I realize that I've 
not given you the job of DADA because I was afraid that you might go 
back to the dark side (and start killing again) but you know what? 
Forget what I said. JUST DO IT---PLEEEEASE."

Doesn't it make more sense that Snape was forced to kill Dumbledore 
because he made a pact with Narcissa to finish the mission Voldemort 
set for Draco if Draco wasn't able to do it. If Snape did not kill 
Dumbledore, Snape would die no? Wasn't that the pact? It seems more 
in character to me that Snape felt he had to kill Dumbledore because 
there was no way he was going to die because of Draco's cowardice. I 
mean Snape evens shoves Draco aside as he walks up to kill 
Dumbledore. He shows no tender compassion for Draco's struggle. 
Snape is not the kind of guy that would die for anyone---JMO.

I'm betting that Snape had no idea what Draco's mission was at first. 
And that he just assumed, incorrectly, that Draco was supposed to 
kill Harry. I could see Snape willingly go into that kind of pact 
with someone. It's not until later that he realizes that Dumbledore 
is the target. When he sees that Draco cannot kill he only thing he 
can do is kill Dumbledore, grab Draco, and run the hell out of there 
before anyone realizes what he has done. 

Vivian