[HPforGrownups] Fake AK Theory

[Kathryn Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 134529

snipsnapsnurr wrote:
> There are a lot of posts concerning the possibility that Snape used
> some other, non-verbal spell while saying the AK words. Lots of
> speculation over whether it would be possible to do that, etc. I
> would imagine it would be extremely difficult, but not impossible,
> and if it's possible, I bet Snape could do it. But here's another
> thing about it. There were a bunch of DE's looking on when Snape did
> it. They all probably know what a real AK looks like. They wouldn't
> be fooled. Of course they might not care what spell was used anyway
> as long as Dumbledore is dead. We only care because we have been told
> that it is an unforgivable spell and Snape is definitely evil if he
> used it. From an artistic point of view, though, if he is using a
> fake AK he has to be doing it in an attempt to deceive a character
> who is present in the scene. The only real candidates are Harry and
> Draco. Draco is actually a slightly better candidate since we know
> for a fact that Harry has seen a real AK performed successfully. In
> other words, if it was fake, and Harry was fooled, he should have
> known better.
   snipsnapsnurr

Kathy writes:
    I would love the fake AK spell except for one thing. How would a 
person satisfy the Unbreakable Vow. I think JKR deliberately wrote that 
Vow into the book to make it absolutely clear that, for whatever reason, 
Snape really did kill Dumbledore. Snape could fool the Deatheaters, I'm 
sure he could cast one spell verbally and another non-verbally, but how 
is he going to fool the Vow?
KJ