The Cabinet Plan...again (was:Re: The UV (was ESE, DDM, OFH, or Grey?)

[dumbledore11214]

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> Betsy Hp:
> > I'm still confused.  Who did Draco murder, that we can say he 
> > stooped to murder? What lucky victim of Draco's desire to murder 
> > are you referring to here?  Because as far as I've read, Draco 
had 
> > the opportunity to murder one person, Dumbledore.  And he chose 
> > not to do so.

Alla:

Whom did Draco attempted to murder? Um, Dumbledore - TWICE. Instead 
he almost killed Ron and Katie.

 
SSSusan:
<SNIP>
> It seems to me little more than semantics:  Draco stooped to 
murder 
> vs. Draco stooped to attempted murder.  Isn't it the *intent* 
which 
> was in Draco which mattered?  So he was unsuccessful.  Do we 
really 
> think he was cheering about being unsuccessful those first two 
> times, saying to himself, "Yay!  I'm not really a murderer!"?
> 
> I think not.  He INTENDED to be a murderer.

Alla:

Besides just agreeing, I also think that when Dumbledore on the 
Tower was saying that Draco is not a killer, he was absolutely 
lying, because again - two murder attempts were done. :)

But I also think that here Dumbledore was lying for good purpose - 
he was trying to make Draco change his mind, to appeal to his better 
part, if such exists. And it is totally possible, loathe that as I 
am that he succeeded.

But if Draco's **better part** chose to listen, that to me does not 
mean that he is not a killer, because his another part, um, 
attempted to do just that.

IMO, of course.

Alla.