DDM!Snape & the UV/When did Draco Imperius

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 149835

eggplant:
> By the way I notice nobody tackled my question, "did Dumbledore 
know
> about the vow?". I don't blame you, if I was a Snape lover I 
wouldn't
> want to tackle it either; one answer makes Snape look evil, the
> opposite answer makes Dumbledore look like an imbecile.

Magpie:
If it comes to a vote I think I've always been open about saying 
that yes, I think Dumbledore knew about the vow.  I just don't think 
I'll have an answer on what his exact thoughts were on it or what 
his plan was, exactly, until Book VII when I think we'll be told and 
understand.

I think whatever he was thinking was something he thought was the 
best way to save all those millions of people around the world AND 
Draco Malfoy.  In fact, I suspect the fact that Dumbledore would 
never consider Draco a piece of stinking excrement is part of what 
makes him stronger than Voldemort and his side stronger than the 
DEs.  But I seem to remember your bringing up another fantasy series 
that made no apology about having compassion, especially compassion 
for the "unworthy" as the key to victory and iirc you adamantly 
rejected it there, so it's not impossible you won't get the kind of 
resolution you despise.  Any of us could.

Also, I need to fix just a couple of sentences in my other post that 
have typos that change or obscure the meaning:

Magpie:
I don't think this is like Snape where there's some question as to 
whether DD guessed right about Draco's character.  If Dumbledore was 
wrong about Draco's being a killer, he'd kill him.

That should read: If Dumbledore was wrong about Draco's being a 
killer he'd be killed by him.

Magpie:
We're talking about sending poison wine and a cursed necklace, not 
repairing the cabinet. Draco can do both of those things without 
murdering anyone--as he does.  He's thrilled at fixing the cabinet--
and yet not killing Dumbledore.

The "both those things" is supposed to refer to fixing the cabinet 
and creating communicating coins.  It sounds here like I mean the 
wine and the necklace, which of course are much more deadly by 
definition.

-m



-m