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

[amsmith422]

No: HPFGUIDX 157670

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> Betsy Hp:
> Basically you're asking us to put equal weight to the "cabinet
> came first" theory (not mentioned or thought of by *any* character
> in canon) as to what we're told in the books by a character in the
> books.  So you're asking for pure speculation (readers) to match
> actual canon (Narcissa speaking as JKR directs her to).
>
> I mean, sure Narcissa might be wrong about Voldemort's motivation
> (though I would ask, why?), but she's *very* clear that Voldemort
> chose Draco.  No mention is made of Draco going to Voldemort,
> which is what the "cabinet came first" theory demands.
>
> > >>Alla:
> > Come to think of it, why Narcissa speculates, if Voldemort
> > did come to their house, would not she have heard everything
> > that was said? Isn't that another possible hint that Draco
> > went to Voldemort, not Voldemort to Draco?
>
> Betsy Hp:
> Actually Narcissa never speculates about who approached whom.
> She states as fact, more than once, that Voldemort chose Draco.
> It's only this "cabinet came first" theory that has caused
> various readers to decide that Narcissa is lying, mistaken,
> guessing, etc.  Narcissa herself seems pretty sure of what is
> going on. <snip>

Anna:
I'm not sure if I should really jump in on this runaway train but if
I recall, on the tower Draco tells Dumbledore that he came up with
the cabinet idea by himself and that no one knew what he was doing?
He resorted to using the necklace and wine because he did not
believe he could fix the cabinet and was getting desperate. Don't
you think that if Voldemort knew he was trying to fix the cabinet
and failing at it...holding up the task..he would have contacted him
in some way, punished him in some way?

I think JKR made it fairly obvious that Voldemort gave Draco this
task as revenge on Lucius for failing him because he did not intend
him to succeed-we know he is evil and would see Lucius losing his
son as just punishment for losing him the prophecy. I don't think
Draco told anyone about the cabinet until it was fixed and he knew
he could use it for sure. So therefore, the cabinet could not have
come first. This argument could go on for an eternity...which came
first "the chicken or the egg"......or at least until book 7 comes
out.

Anna