DD death

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 152740

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Najwa" <empress.najwa at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Adzuroth" <adzuroth@> wrote:
> >
> > "Adzuroth" wrote:
> <snip>
> > Furthermore, if DD is the greatest wizard alive, would it be 
> > too much of a stretch to say that he might have found a 
> > counterspell to neutralize the unbreakable vow (in a similar 
> > manner that Snape used a countercurse for Harry during his 
> > Quidditch match back in book 1)?
> 
> 
> Najwa Now:
> I highly doubt that the Unbreakable Vow is a curse. It's a blood
> contract almost, IMHO. You see, Snape promised on his own life 
> to protect Draco. I guess to me it's a bit of a deal with the 
> devil. SO I don't see it in anyway like a countercurse at all. 
> It's a binding contract that if you do not go through with, you
> die. Simple as that, and I don't think Dumbledore is the Perry 
> Mason of the Wizarding world, you can't be good at all things 
> you know.
>

bboyminn:

I have to believe that anything that can be done, can be UNdone,
though with in obvious and reasonable limits. 

Snape swore on his life to protect Draco's life for the rest of his
life. That seems like quite a long time to carry the burden of Draco's
life on his shoulders. I suspect Snape intended for the Vow to last as
long as the 'task', and then for it to be removed. I do suspect
however that only the people involved can unbind the Vow. Narcissa
would have to agree to release Snape from his promise, and as the
'binder' Bellatrix would have to cast the spell to unbind the Vow. 

The question now becomes, are Narcissa and Bella willing to take part?
Narcissa probably likes having Snape looking out for Draco, and Bella
probably enjoys having Snape under the threat of death. I suspect
Snape can talk them into it, but I think it's going to take some real
persuading.

So, my point is that to unbind yourself from a Vow, you must either
word the Vow very precisely so that it has a clear end, or you must
gather the involved people together and cast the magical unbinding Charm. 

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn