DD death

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 152759

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. 

The question now becomes, are Narcissa and Bella willing to take part?

Ceridwen, snipping excessively again:
I am still not convinced that the Unbreakable Vow will kill someone 
if they break it.  The name implies, to me, that the vow cannot be 
broken.  If the person intends not to keep it, then it forces him or 
her to keep it anyway.  It cannot be broken.

It seems that Snape was expecting the first two clauses, but not the 
third (hand twitch).  With the bindings already around his and 
Narcissa's hands, it may have been too late or not possible, to back 
out at that point.  I think this adequately explains the look of hate 
and revulsion, the screaming, the mirroring of Fang's agony - Snape 
had to do it, as if it was Imperius acting on him.

The reason I think this is because kids sometimes get things wrong.  
Ron was five when the twins tried to have him take a UV - what if it 
was something dangerous that could have gotten him hurt or killed, 
and he would be compelled to do it because of the UV?  That would 
also explain Arthur's anger, and his saying that the (that 
particular) UV would kill you (Ron).  Before someone asks, I was 
thinking something stupid for Ron to do that would be funny to the 
twins - walking on power lines on the road to town, or laying on a 
rail road track, or whatever - until, of course, it turned tragic.  
Five year olds don't necessarily understand that something may be 
specific to a particular incident; seven year olds don't necessarily 
understand that just because it would be funny, it might also be 
dangerous or lethal.

But, yes, it would make sense for the original parties to be able to 
undo the vow.  It might also be possible for some sort of legal 
professional to cast some revocation, or a healer to undo it - there 
would have to be some sort of provision in case one or more of the 
original parties died or were otherwise unavailable or unwilling.

Ceridwen, rambling as usual.