Dumbledore's master plan

[nyx0205]

No: HPFGUIDX 138224

You make some excellent points, but I still think that Dumbledore 
had some master plan, and I'll provide you some evidence, and 
perhaps you'll humor me enough to tell me what you think.

Let's see:

1.  Dumbledore once said that death, to the well organized 
mind, "was the next great adventure. (PS)"  When he's cornered by 
Snape, Dumbledore says, "Please, Severus."  I doubt very much that 
he would be begging for his life.  He may be asking to be spared for 
the sake of Harry and the rest of the wizarding world, but I'll get 
to that....

2.  I think there's evidence to argue that Dumbledore passes the 
torch, if you will.  When he and Harry are preparing to apparate 
from the cove back to Hogsmeade after their cave adventure, Harry 
says to him not to worry--to which Dumbledore replies, "I'm not 
worried Harry.  I am with you."

3. There is further evidence to support Dumbledore's belief that 
Harry was infact ready to do battle.  If he believed Harry to be 
less than prepared, I doubt he would have allowed Harry to accompany 
him to the cave in search of the horcrux, or even explained to Harry 
about horcruxes for that matter (they seem to be VERY taboo in the 
wizarding world, if someone as open minded as Dumbledore had the 
subject banned).

4.  Dumbledore had to be sure that he was going to die before the 
prophecy was fulfilled.  If not, then how come he (the most powerful 
wizard in the world) was not 'The Chosen One.'  I think knowing 
that, he left Harry the tools to get the job done.

5.  And finally, I think Dumbledore valued his spy within 
Voldemort's ranks more than his own life.  I also think he was 
trying to save Draco, who as we have witnessed, is not beyond 
redemption just yet.  Better Snape the killer and his place 
solidified as Voldemort's right hand man, than Draco the killer, and 
his life destroyed.  Furthermore, there is no Death Eater that could 
question Snape's loyalty now.  This may allow him to be privy to 
certain information otherwise withheld from the others....the 
locations of the horcruxes perhaps?  Perhaps Voldemort would trust 
him enough to make him protector of the horcruxes that remain?  It's 
a weak case, I know, but it still prompts some questions.

Yesterday I was reading Philosopher's Stone, more specifically the 
chapter that includes Harry's first start of term banquet, and there 
is a mention that Harry had never seen so many things he liked to 
eat on one table, and I began to wonder, what IF Dumbledore was the 
Chess Master, deciding the inertia of Harry's life long before Harry 
had any idea of Lord Voldemort.  What if Dumbledore set the menu for 
Harry's first start of term feast?

"nyx0205"