Slughorn and Dumbledore: possible motive: horcruxes

[Auria]

No: HPFGUIDX 138588

> Virginia now:
> hg, I really like your theory and I really would like it to be 
> true. I also would like to see your complete list of inconsistencies, 
> but I have a question. 
> 
> If Dumbledore doesn't want Voldemort to read in Harry's mind that 
> Dumbledore is not really death, I suppose they wouldn't want either 
> that Voldemort reads that they know about the horcruxes. So why they 
> would let Harry to know about the horcruxes and not about the fake 
> death plan if they are afraid of Voldemort reading Harry's mind?
> 
> Virginia.

Good question Virginia. After thinking about it, here's my theory - see 
what you think.  
If Dumbledore fears that LV can read Harry's mind, then logically he 
would hide from Harry anything that he thinks LV could make use of.  
But if you turn this around, then perhaps DD WANTs LV to know they are 
looking for the horcruxes to draw him out.  Canon states that LV 
doesn't seem to know when a horcrux is destroyed.  So the only way he 
can check if they are still valid is to go back to them and check 
directly (or send someone to do it). This could work in 2 ways:  1) LV 
would go himself, so DD could track him down (since LV thinks DD is 
dead) and thereby discover where the other horcruxes are. or 2) LV may 
send a trusted DE, and seems his most trusted is Snape.  Now if Snape 
really is ESG, he would naturally alert the Order and destroy the 
horcruxes.  If as some suspect Snape is ESE, then again DD could follow 
him and locate the horcruxes that way.

So, what do others think?
Auria