Snape's half truths in "Spinner's End"

[puduhepa98 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 149468

>Magpie:
>How does this scream he doesn't know the nature of the  task?  I just never 
>understand how this is supposed to work.   Narcissa is about to tell him 
what 
>the task is.  Snape stops her  himself.  <snip>
If the point of the vow is that he was  trying to find out what the secret 
>task is, why doesn't he just let the  woman tell him like she was about to 
>do?  Why first jump in saying  if the Dark Lord says not to speak about it 
>she shouldn't and then put  his life on the line in an elaborate magical 
>contract to find out the  information he just refused to listen to a minute 
>ago?  Rowling  didn't need to write it that way.
<SNIP>


Clearly,  if dear Bella weren't standing right there, Snape would let 
Narcissa go on and  tell him everything.  He can't allow that to happen because Bella 
already  distrusts him and "The Dark Lord's word is law" (or should be if I 
am a loyal  DE).  
 
When he says "he means me to do it in the  end"  that underscores that he 
hasn't a clue what "IT" is - otherwise he  would say:  "I think he means me 
to kill the old man in the end."
That sentence also betrays that LV has not asked Snape to do "it" but Snape  
has surmised that was the intent.
 
I am not convinced LV is behind the vow.  Why  would he need to set Snape 
up when he can call him in and say "if Draco does not  do his job, you do it 
or you are a dead man."  Just as effective as a UV,  yes?
 
Nikkalmati  
 
 


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