Snape, the true Snape, does not want Harry to cast an Unforgivable because it would damage Harry's soul. He knows that because Snape, having just cast an Unforgivable, is just about to die from the pain of it because we know Avada Kedavra -- if you cast it successfully -- rips your soul apart. He's just killed Dumbledore; his soul has been ripped apart, it's incredibly painful.

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This astonishing, incredible, generous thing: Dumbledore says, "We have ability to protect you, your mom, and then, when he gets out of prison, your dad." This is the kind of thing that Death Eaters, and a lot of people, think is weakness. It cannot help but change Draco to hear this offer.

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JC: You need two competent people in some way to get through this. Who was the wizard and who was the victim? It took the two of them working together to get in and out. So not a victim, but someone who was willing to take on that sacrifice. That's the thing that Voldemort maybe couldn't imagine someone doing.

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