Voldemort's strategy in Year Six - his Hit List

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 123303


Eustace: "...still wonder whether the Hogwarts Express and/or Platform
9 3/4 might be vulnerable to an attack. Obviously they are protected
from Muggles and undoubtedly there are other magical defenses for the
train and the platform too. But we do have some evidence that these
defenses are not considered foolproof. In POA, someone apparently felt
Sirius Black could have slipped onto the train and hence authorized
the Dementors to stop and board. I tend to think this was a genuine
fear...the alternative would seem to be that Umbridge or someone else
at MoM was trying to eliminate Harry much earlier than we are led to
believe in OoP--not impossible, but I don't think we've been given
much reason to believe that so far."

This would be a place for a general attack on the students, if
Voldemort decided that terrorizing the wizard citizenry was the way to
go. It would be anothere mistake, IMO. I had in mind a focused attack
designed to damage Harry in particular by hurting his friends, which
might even serve to lure Harry out into the open.

The DE's are much weaker now. We don't know what resources Voldemort
has at his disposal.  Lucius and the DE's captured at the Ministry may
or may not have broken out by the end of the summer holidays.

Here's another fear: a move against Hermione or the Weasleys during
the summer holidays, when they're away from school altogether.  All
you'd need is to get Hermione in Bellatrix's clutches and you'd drive
Harry out of his mind.

Jim Ferer