Snape's Psycology: WAS: More thoughts on the Elder Wand subplot - Owner?

[nikkalmati]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "montavilla47" <montavilla47 at ...> wrote:
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> Montavilla47:
But DD doesn't not order Snape to swear an Unbreakable Vow. By making
that vow, Snape is endangering his cover--if Voldemort were to find out,
then it could cause Snape problems.

Snape could kill DD without swearing any vow. The vow only ties his hands.
Having pondered that vow for two years, the only practical reason I could
find for Snape to take the vow was to protect Draco from Voldemort. And it
was a big risk.

And it showed compassion for Narcissa Malfoy. Which was my point.

Nikkalmati

There is a whole lot I am tempted to say on this general topic, but I feel bad for jumping in so late.  I do want to comment on this point, because I have been contemplating this same point for nearly 3 years (and I blame JKR for leaving so many thing unclear).  I do think he feels compassion for Narcissa and maybe taking the vow helped her to sleep easy, but that is not enough reason to risk an untimely death.  Afterall, the vow could be broken accidentally and at any time.  It could have seriously disrupted DD's plan, if SS died first.  I also agree that if LV found out, he would have been angry and not at all convinced that SS was a loyal Death Eater.  I finally decided that SS took the vow because he hoped it would convince Draco to trust him and confide in him.  Wouldn't that have worked out nicely for SS and DD? The unfortunate fact is that Bella convinced Draco not to trust SS and the purpose of the vow went unfulfilled.

Nikkalmati (I hope this message doesn't break any rules.  I never can seem to get the darned computer to do it right).