Yes, Virginia, there is a traitor

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 159285

---  "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
>
> > pippin_999 wrote:
> > <snip>
> > If Draco didn't know  until then that Dumbledore would
> > be out  of the castle that night, why wait for an hour
> > in the RoR? Wouldn't he have gotten out of there in case
> > Trelawney came back?
> > 
> > montims:
> > Maybe he was in Diagon Alley, finalising plans?
> >
> 
> Tonks:
> Sorry, that doesn't make any sense. Diagon Alley is in 
> London. Once the students are at school the only place 
> they can go is Hogsmead. ... And it is night. I assume 
> that Diagon Alley is not open at night.
> 
> Pippin does present an interest thought. Did Draco stay
> in the room  and if so is there a spy in the Order?  I 
> hope it isn't McGonagall. Did Snape know that DD was 
> leaving? I have to go back and listen to the book again.
> It is so hard to remember all of the details over 
> time.
> 
> Tonks_op
>

bboyminn:

Ouuu... once again just a slight minor techincal problem 
with this theory. Since Draco has now created a perfect
way to get Death Eater /into/ the castle, he has also
created a perfect way for himself to get /out/ of the
castle. Draco used the cabinet to get to Knockturn Alley
then Apparated to where ever he had to be to rally the
troop. Then they all returned to Hogwarts to spring the
trap. 

We assume Draco was trapped in the room, but we don't 
actually know that. He had a quick and easy backdoor
route out of and in to the castle, and he likely used it.

Sorry, but this small detail needed to be said.

Steve/bboyminn