[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape's half truths in "Spinner's End"

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 149709

--- justcarol67 <justcarol67 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Carol responds:
> I agree with Magpie that Snape would have known from the
> face-stomping
> incident that Harry was not the target. More important, why would
> Narcissa be so fearful about Draco trying to kill Harry? It would
> be easy, at least in Narcissa's view. 


I don't quite understand why Snape would have known that Harry wasn't
the target from the face-stomping incident.  All that would have
"proved" was that Draco hadn't succeeded in his attempt: he might
have been interupted, he might have chickened out, he might have been
not clear how to do it properly.  And why would Snape know that he'd
simply stepped on Harry rather than tried something more dangerous? 
I would assume that a neophyte would need more than one chance to get
it right.  So I don't see this objection as valid.

As for Narcissa being fearful or thinking that killing Harry is easy
- I very much disagree!  There would be a very good likelihood that
Draco would get caught quite quickly, assuming he didn't muff it and
out himself as a wanna-be killer first.  Killing Harry in a setting
where everyone knows you've hated him and his friends for six years
would be a good way to be the Number One Suspect in a matter of
seconds.  

I think my theory is quite plausible, based on characters'
motivations and thought processes.  I certainly don't think it's
obvious that DUmbledore was the target.

Magda 

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