Fake AK Theory

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 134689


> 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. 

zgirnius:
I would assume the task assigned to Draco was to *kill* Dumbledore, not 
*specifically* to AK him. (Else why would Draco have tried poison?) 
Whatever spell(s) Snape cast on the tower resulted in Dumbledore 
falling to his death (if we go with the fake/unsuccessful AK theory, 
which I do.) This ought to be good enough for the UV.

BTW, anyone notice how Harry is free to move just as the DE's leave, a 
few seconds *after* the AK? Harry says he was just shocked-but it would 
take a few seconds for DD to fall to the ground if Snape's spell did 
not kill him...