Was Draco's task surprising?/regarding Lily not apparating with Harry

[snipsnapsnurr]

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snipsnapsnurr said:
> "Was Draco's task surprising? Am I the only one who thought right up until the scene in the lightning struck tower that Draco's task was to kill Harry?"

Cathy Drolet wrote:
> It was the one thing I ruled out immediately.  Harry Potter is Lord 
Voldemort's and no one else's. LV knows the first part of the 
prophecy he is going to kill the brat and no one else. Snape 
confirmed it "Have you forgotten our orders?  Potter belongs to the 
Dark Lord -- we are to leave him.." (Pg 563 Can ed)

Yeah. I didn't think he was going to be successful, though. And I 
didn't think that Voldemort intended for him to to be successful. It 
is hinted that Draco's task is really just a roundabout way for 
Voldemort to get him killed as a way to punish Lucius. Draco is 
described as being excited about the task and looking forward to it, 
though. I figured that Draco thought he could handle Harry and would 
enjoy doing it (he doesn't know anything about the prophecy other 
than what is in The Daily Prophet). I would expect that the prospect 
of killing Dumbledore would just fill him with dread. Obviously I was 
wrong, but i think it was a reasonable conclusion to come to before 
the lightning struck tower scene. And I think Dumbledore thought the 
same thing.

snipsnapsnurr