>I don't think he killed Dumbledore on his orders but he
>killed because of the Unbreakable Vow.

Dumbledore already knew about the Unbreakable Vow and he knew what Malfoy was up to. Rowling wants all us readers and Harry to think that Dumbledore had some sort of blindspot when it came to Snape. He obviously had a good reason, which none of us knows yet, to trust Snape 100% without a doubt...which leads me to this...

I think Dumbledore was
>genuinely surprised by his betrayal but the fact that he's the
>best at Occlumency in Hogwarts should have been a sign that he
>could never really be trusted

Dumbledore would not ever plead for life. Ever. Before Snape came out, you saw how complacent he was when facing his death. He knew Snape would come to kill him any minute. So when he pleaded with Snape "Severus...please" i think he was telling him, while Snape performed Occlumency on him, to please kill him.

i guess we'll see in a couple weeks which of us is right. Care for a friendly wager, old friend?

d

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