RE Good Reasons for DD to die

[Joe]

No: HPFGUIDX 156775

> "Carol, who thinks that McGonagall's statement in SS/PS that there
> are some things Dumbledore is too noble to do applies to Unbreakable
> Vows as well as to Unforgiveable Curses and Horcruxes"
>
> katssirius:
> I must admit I had not thought about the unbreakable vow in this
> way.  I think you make an excellent argument both for it being dark
> magic and a compulsion.

Joe:
Irish myth is filled with such unbreakable vows compelling their
recipients to follow them or die. Invariably the person placing the
recipient under such a vow is a person possessing magical powers
whether explicitly stated in the myth or not.

People who engage in this behavior in Irish myths are not
necessarily evil, though.

I don't know if that affects things in the Potterverse, however.