Possibly another slant?

[amiabledorsai]

No: HPFGUIDX 139305

budbondietti:

> I believe that Draco's assignment from the DL was to create a means to 
> get his DE's into Hogwarts for a confrontation with DD to stop his 
> efforts to find the Horcruxes which he found out how DD was 
> progressing by using Harry's vision. I find it hard to believe that 
> the DL would not utilize any means of succeeding after all of the past 
> failures. I also have a problem believing that the DL would assign 
> such a gigantic assignment (doing in DD) to an unproven teen. 
> Completion of the path from B&B to Hogwarts would be a start to prove 
> Draco's worth and avenge his fathers incarceration.

Amiable Dorsai:
Go read chapter 2 again:  Narcissa was of the opinion that Draco was
given his asignment as a punishment for Lucius.  I think she was most
likely right.

Voldemort probably never expected Draco to succeed.  He expected to
kill Draco for failing, and so twist the knife in the unavailable Lucius.

I wonder how Draco's semi-success (he didn't manage to kill Dumbledore
personally) will play with Old What's His Name?

Amiable Dorsai