Draco's Plot (was: Re: Ginny Haters/ a bit of Draco)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 152259

Magpie:
> Well, for me it's a matter of believability: up to the end of OOTP,
> Draco is immature, hiding behind Crabbe and Goyle for physical
> protection almost always, striking from behind, always looking out
> for a teacher, waving the banner of "my father says..." at every
> opportunity and being surprised that no one else seems to be
> impressed by it.  This is not a kid who's going to come up with a
> scheme of any kind and take the initiative to approach Voldemort with
> it.  

Pippin:
The vanishing cabinet is a strike from behind idea. But we do see
in canon the moment when Draco tells Harry that Harry is going to
pay. That's played up as a significant deepening of Draco's hostility.
He's gone far beyond trying to get Harry in trouble for breaking 
rules.

After the ambush at the end of OOP fails, he sees that he needs 
backup. But how to get it?

I can see Draco approaching Voldemort thinking that the vc's
could be used against *Harry.* Perhaps he approached
Auntie Bella with his brilliant idea, and she, being in need of a way
to redeem herself in her master's eyes, brought him before Voldemort.
She wouldn't be able to use the idea herself because she doesn't
have access to Hogwarts and she can't very well show up in Knockturn
Alley either. 

But of course Voldemort comes up with one of his usual needlessly
elaborate schemes, both to punish the Malfoy family and 
to put Snape on the spot. Draco must forget his childish rivalry
with Potter, that jumped up halfblood who owes his successs only
to luck and  clever friends. There is a more important target 
for Draco. Thus the Plan. 

But Draco must first learn  enough occlumency to conceal his 
purposes from the Order, because Knockturn Alley could  be watched.
That would be why Draco doesn't make his appearance  there
until term is almost ready to start.

Pippin