[HPforGrownups] What really happened on the tower

[Kemper]

No: HPFGUIDX 155467

> Sue wrote:
>
> ...
> I believe that DD had discovered the cave and the locket long before
> he took Harry there. Indeed I am convinced that Snape has been DD's
> man and together they hatched this plot. This night was to be the
> pivotal point in a plan that probably stretched back to a time
> before Harry came to Hogwarts, because they both believed that
> Voldemort was not really permanently dead. I will skip the theory on
> the 24 hour mystery since I am still working on that part.
>

Kemper now:
This part confused me and made it difficult for me to follow the rest of
your reasoning.  If DD and Snape knew of the fake locket before hand, why
would DD go through the potion at the cave? For theatrics?  Or, are you
saying the potion was fake as well and that DD put Harry through some
emotional hell in order to make Harry stronger?


>Sue:   ... snip ...
>
> Anyway, I predict that DD will show up about the halfway point or
> earlier. And Snape has to be on Harry's side to give him the clue
> about the snake, and that has to be well before the end.
>
.
Kemper now:
While I'm a big fan of DD and Snape working to rid the world of Voldemort's
Horcruxes, I don't think Harry will know that until _after_ he faces and
vanquishes the Dark Lord.  It makes for higher drama if the reader believes
that one or two of the Horcruxes still exists when Harry and Voldemort duel.


Kemper, who predicts that we will see no DD until story's end and what
little we see of Snape will be used red herrings.


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