What Came First: Task or Cabinet? - The Plan v1 & v2

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 157654

---  "sistermagpie" <belviso at ...> wrote:
>
> > bboyminn:
> > 
> > And I quote - (post#157523)
> > 
> > "... Voldemort discovered Lucius had destroyed the 
> > Horcrux. His anger was terrible to behold.  ..."
> > 
> > Sorry, but that sounds pretty 'absolute' ...to me,...
> 
> Magpie:
> Sorry, I guess I was being careless about that aspect 
> (whether his anger came primarily from the MoM fiasco 
> or the diary) since I honestly didn't think that was a 
> central issue.  ...
> 


bboyminn:

For a moment, let's talk about the one thing we both do 
agree on. It WAS Voldemort's anger that lead him to give
Draco the task of killing Dumbledore. I agree with that, 
I just don't agree that the Diary played the primary role
in that anger. Based on what you've now said, we seem to 
also agree on that as well. Once Draco and Voldemort are 
in a room together, I agree, that was how things went.

My problem is with how Draco and Voldemort got into that 
room together. I presented what I feel is a credible back-
story for bringing them together, and I based it on 
information available in the book.

To some extent I replied very casually to your original 
post, I did not mean to imply that 'Draco and the 
Cabinet Plan' were /absolute/ canon. But I do feel it is 
a fair interpretation of Canon, and as far as I can see, 
all you are doing is interpreting Canon.

So, we have different interpretations. Though I will 
admit it feels good to know that I've swayed a few people, 
if not /to/ my side, then at least /toward/ my side. 

You mentioned the wacky GoF 'plan' as an example of how
irrational Voldemort can be (paraphrased). I agree that
is a good example of how Voldemort views himself and his
plans as infallible. 

But it was at least a plan, a plan with on-going method, 
a plan with strategic objectives that mostly succeeded. 
Further, wacky as it may be, there can be some 
justification made for it. It was a dramatic plan, and 
if it had pulled off 100% it would have been a strategic 
coup for Voldemort. As it was it was still a tremendous 
victory for him.

So, my point is, as wacky as it was, it was still a plan 
with stragetic goals. To assign Draco to kill Dumbledore 
with nothing more tied to it, as I've already said, is no 
plan at all.

To use the Cabinet to attack Hogwarts and Dumbledore, now 
that is a plan, and has the additional 'frosting' of 
harrassing Lucius, Narcissa, and Draco in the prossess. 
The Cabinet is a tremendous resource that Voldemort can't 
afford to ignore or pass up. 

Just one man's opinion.

Steve/bboyminn