Snape, a Deatheater.

[puduhepa98 at aol.com]

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>Magpie:
>I think I was saying that I didn't think he was  surprised he was 
asked to do the task, that he was prepared for it, and  that's why he 
was able to stop himself from showing that his instinct was to  pull 
away, reducing it to just a twitch. Thinking honestly about how  
different that would be if he didn't know the task, I suppose if the  
third Vow wasn't a surprise to him and he'd already decided to agree 
to  it even without knowing what the task was, it wouldn't play much  
differently. 
 
Nikkalmati
 
I think our discussion has gotten to unwieldy to handle. I can't  really tell 
what comments we are responding to anymore.  It has not exactly  inspired the 
listees to join in either.<g>  I just want to say that  if Snape knew about 
Draco's assignment when the ladies came to his house, it  would not take very 
much time for him to guess why Narcissa was  there.  As OFH!Snape, if he swore 
to kill DD because he thought he probably  would have to do it in the natural 
course of events or would be ordered  to do it by LV, - that is just a flavor 
of ESE!Snape.  If he knew  Draco was ordered to kill DD and he is DDMan, he 
and DD must have discussed it  how to handle the situation with Draco prior to 
Spinners End (and after DD  damaged his hand).  He is then acting in accordance 
with a possible plan  hatched by DD and himself, when he agrees to carry out 
Draco's task.  That  means he and DD discussed whether he would eventually 
have to kill DD and agreed  it was a possibility?  
 

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>Magpie
>I admit it pains me you have no opinion on the Vanishing Cabinet  
issue. It would probably pain me more if you held the opposite 
opinion  of me, but it's still to me like somebody saying, "I have no 
opinion on the  issue of whether it was Peter or Sirius who was the 
Secret Keeper. Canon and  fan theory is totally equal.

Nikkallmati
 
Sorry, <BG>  That discussion just got too complicated for me too  and I 
couldn't keep track of everyone's opinion.  Every time I read a  comment, it seemed 
convincing, until I read the next one!
 
Nikkalmati


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