Two questions

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 135067

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "theadimail" <theadimail at y...>
wrote:
> I have a few questions about HBP:
> 1)Why does everyone in Book-6 behave in such a  blaise manner 
> whenever Harry tells him or her about his doubts regarding Malfoy? 
> Once or twice is ok but why do they persist in disbelieving Harry 
> for so  long?
> 2) How come Voldemort chooses Draco of all the people to trap and/or 
> kill DD?
> 
> bye
> Adi:
> Ps: I had so many questions before but I forgot all of them.

bboyminn:

"Q-1.)Why does everyone in Book-6 behave in such a  blaise manner
whenever Harry tells him or her about his doubts regarding Malfoy?"

Because Harry has no proof. In fact, it seems that Harry doesn't even
have a good argument. He simply suspects that Draco is up to
something, and people seem to agree, but to believe a young boy has
been inducted into the Death Eaters is a stretch, and to believe that
it has happened so Draco could carry out some dark and nefarious
purpose is even harder to swallow. Especially when there is no proof.

I think Harry's suspicious were acknowledge and acted on by other, it
just that there was nothing to really support his conclusion, and what
these so-called 'blaise' people were looking for was something
concrete. There was evidence to support suspicions, but nothing that
would allow them to reach a conclusion; something Harry had no problem
doing. 

For most of the story, it seems that Hermione thought Harry had more
immediate problems to deal with than wasting his time pursuing Draco.
Ron on the other hand, simply couldn't work it out. He was too short
sighted to see that Draco could be up to anything beyond schoolboy
bullying pranks. 

Again, I believe that everyone supported Harry suspicion, but they
simply couldn't find anything solid enough to support Harry's conclusions.

"Q-2) How come Voldemort chooses Draco of all the people to trap
and/or kill DD?"

Because Draco was inside of Hogwarts which is something no other Death
Eater or Death Eater wana-be could do. 

Plus Draco came up with the plan or at least part of it. It was Draco
who discovered how to get the DE's into the castle. He discovered that
the B&B Shop vanishing cabinet and the Hogwarts vanishing cabinet were
connected, and realized that it would be a Stealth way to enter the
castle. I think he brought that plan to Voldemort, who expanded on it,
and gave Draco the great honor of being the one to kill Dumbledore. 

It's very true that this particular honor was WAY OVER Draco head, far
beyond his skill and inclination, but one does not refuse Voldemort.
But I don't think Voldemort's plans are all that well thought out
either. He sees himself as god-like, and anything he thinks of is
valid simply because HE thought of it, and no one but no one argues
with Voldemort. So, Voldemort set the plan into motion.

I do agree that Voldemort didn't care one way or another what happened
to Draco. He may have been motivated somewhat by Lucius's failure, but
 I think in reality, this was merely an excuse to goad Draco into
action; "Your father has failed me, but you can redeem him when you do
this for me". That puts a lot of pressure on Draco, and makes it
extremely difficult for him to say NO. 

Personally, I think Draco wanted to stay out of it. He simply wanted
to convey the secret to entering Hogwarts and let the other DE's take
it from there. 

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn