Bonder in Unbreakable Vow

[lealess]

No: HPFGUIDX 140533

Has anyone talked about the function of the Bonder in the Unbreakable 
Vow?  We have three rings of fire, and the person administering the 
vow holding a wand to create them.  Do you suppose if Severus broke 
the Vow, Bellatrix would be obliged to come after him to force him to 
perform it?  Even though I abhor violence, that would be a battle 
worth reading about (although I think the person to battle Bellatrix 
might be Neville, or maybe Narcissa). 

Would the Bonder be obliged to fulfill the Vow should the person 
making the oath not succeed (like in a surety bond, I believe, a 
promise to guarantee performance), i.e., would Bellatrix have to try 
to kill Albus herself?  She's probably crazy enough and devoted 
enough to take on such an obligation.

Or does the Bonder serve as a justice of the peace at a ceremony, 
where people might put their hands over a book and take a vow, i.e., 
is Bellatrix just a figurehead standing in for society's sanction?  
If she's just a figurehead, who does she represent?  I figure it's 
the power of whatever magical branch governs the UV (Dark Arts if the 
punishment for violating the Vow is death, White Magic (is that the 
right term?) if everybody's making Vows as the WW stand-in for 
insurance).  Whichever power it is, who is the enforcer?  The 
Wizengamot?

Or is the Bonder simply a witness?  If so, where would Bellatrix give 
witness?  The Wizengamot again?

I don't remember this being discussed, but if it has, my apologies.

As an aside, Severus made the Vow to Narcissa, not to Draco.  
Therefore, when Draco comes of age, I do not believe the Vow is 
discharged, as the promise still belongs to Narcissa.  I do wonder if 
she can forgive it at any point.

lealess