Snape Survey, Snapeity, Dumbledore's sacrifice.

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 149211

eggplant107:

> That is true but from Dumbledore's remark (Of course that is what 
he
> would tell you, Draco, but) it's clear that up to that point he 
didn't
> think Snape had actually done it....I don't understand why a loyal 
and
> smart Snape would forget to tell Dumbledore this rather interesting
> bit of information, it's been almost a year. 

Magpie:
It certainly is not clear from that remark that DD doesn't think 
Snape's actually done it.  DD's line is completely unremarkable if 
he knows about the UV--he's just saying that yes, Snape may have 
told you he's watching you because he made a vow to your mother, but 
I've given him orders to watch you.  It's true, DD has given Snape 
orders to watch Draco.  He's revealing to Draco here that Snape is a 
double agent, not that Snape only works for him so any claims he 
makes about UVs and promises to Narcissa are just a cover story.  

If, as you say, DD has never before believed in the vow, why would 
Draco's simply repeating what Harry told Dumbledore Snape said 
earlier make him change his mind?  He already knows at the very 
least that Snape has *told* Draco that he made a UV, so why would 
Draco saying Snape made a UV be new information? It's not.  We have 
canon that Dumbledore is told that Snape claims to have made a UV to 
Draco.  I don't see how that can become canon that Dumbledore is 
unaware of the vow, or doesn't believe it's true, or that Snape 
hasn't also told DD himself--especially since when Harry tells 
Dumbledore that Snape has made a UV Dumbledore says he already knows 
more about it than Harry does.

-m