Human!Snape Fill in the Blanks in HBP Spinners End first..

[angellslin]

No: HPFGUIDX 135641

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" <Aisbelmon at h...> 
wrote:
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> One more interesting thing in the Spinners End Chapter:
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> 'If you are there to protect him... Severus, will you swear it? Will
> you make the Unbreakable Vow?'
> 'The Unbreakable Vow?' Snape's exression was blank, unreadable....
> 
> The blank unreadble expression of Snape when he is faced with
> Narcissa's surprise request.. Now *there's* a fill in the blank.. 
> What were Snape's feelings here? Clearly he was not so wrought with
> emotion as before, but was this Occlumency at it's most superb? The
> immediacy of the blank expression smacks of something that Severus 
has
> done many times before almost like a rehearsed and ready reaction. 
> 
> IMHO Snapes head may have been absolutely chock with plotting and
> considerations in this moment.. But what were they? What were the
> thoughts in Snapes head?
> 
> Here's one option:
> He's realising he may be asked to kill Dumbledore.. The consequences
> of swearing to do this if he can are huge. He loses his post? he 
loses
> Dumbledore? He comprimises his position throughout the year? (a hard
> task) Is he imagining a way he can get out of the vow? Does he think
> of one? Is that why he fights with Dumbledore later in the year?
> Because Dumbledore won't help him to get off the hook by firing him 
or
> sending him on a mission in a distant place?
> 
> Valky

I wonder, always wonder, after reading HBP. Why, why did Snape agree 
to make Unbreakable Vows with Narcissa? Chapter 2 gave me an 
impression that Snape showed a great affection to Narcissa, 
understanding and kind enough to comfort her. 

Do anyone have a thought that Snape loved Narcissa so deeply that he 
agreed to Unbreakable Vows? even if it meant that he had to kill 
Dumbledore? 

I doubt about my interpretation, however, on the second thought. 
Snape, self-interest as he was, unlikely to foresake what he had at 
the moment because of a pure love. Killing Dumbledore meant he 
betrayed the whole wizarding population (which he wouldn't mind much 
though) and lost a favourable position as the right-hand man of two 
greatest wizard of the time (which was indeed a great loss). 

Thus, I come up to the idea that Narcissa must know some big secrets 
of Snape so that if Snape refused Narcissa's requests, she would have 
him feel sorry. But what were the "secrets"? 

Any ideas? 


Angel