What Came First: Task or Cabinet? - A tale of two Dracos

[Clifford Vander Yacht]

No: HPFGUIDX 157708

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...>
wrote:

> Carol responds:
> ... Nor do we
> know where Snape fits in (or why he took the UV or even whether he
> really knew Draco's assignment to kill DD). 

Cliff:
Snape first refused the UV as he may have been unsure that Draco could
kill DD. He did agree only after narrowing the UV to the three items
which when taken narrowly mean that he doesn't have to make Draco kill
DD and he may do so instead. On the tower, Snape doesn't hesitate
long, just enough to make sure he doesn't have an unwelcome witness
(Harry was under his IC), to kill DD and thus get rid of Draco and DD
leaving himself an open field.