The Unbreakable Vow

[pippin_999]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "mooseming" <josturgess at ...> wrote:

> The Cult Pledge (e.g. I promise to bludgeon myself to death before 
> betraying my master, cult members, the cult code of (dis)honour etc.)
> 
> Ok so we know that one doesn't simply opt out of being a Death Eater 
> because we'd like to spend more time with our family, we have been 
> told Voldy won't stand for it, but you'd think it would be a simple 
> case of make a UV, no exit clause, instant spontaneous combustion 
> otherwise.

Pippin:
There *is* a cult pledge. They swore "eternal loyalty" to their 
master, according to the Graveyard Speech. Why not a UV?

I can't see Voldie letting anyone stand over him with a wand. He
also wouldn't like depending on the vow to decide when it had
been broken any more than he would like depending on the
elixir of life. Also, if the vow kicks in  there may be no opportunity 
to find out exactly what it is the traitor's  done, especially if
it's possible to conceal one's intentions from the vow with 
occlumency until the treachery is actually committed.

Pippin