Draco and Dumbledore/ Draco and Snape

[Charles Walker Jr]

No: HPFGUIDX 160097

> Magpie:
> Slight tangent, but I always find it interesting to think
> about DE!Snape and just how the story works from that angle.
> From Draco's pov, of course, that talk with Snape is in no
> way about talking him out of murdering Dumbledore but the
> opposite.  DE!Snape is what Draco is supposed to be. <snip>
>
> <snip> It wouldn't be a deterrant against murder attempts at
> all--in fact coming from DE!Snape it's applying more pressure
> to Draco to do it right. <snip> It is giving him more reason
> to be more careful in his attacks--not because there's
> anything wrong with killing innocent bystanders according to
> DE!Snape but because these attacks fail and every failure
> that's noticed risks the plan being discovered and so stopped.
> <snip>


Charles:

I think you bring up an excellent point, but I'd like to add just
one thing: Even if one thinks of DDM!Snape, *Draco* sees Snape as
a loyal DE. Snape cannot appear to Draco as trying to stop any
attempt, or Draco will then carry the message back to Voldemort.
DD surely knows this as well. This little fact pushes me into the
camp that DD is trying to push Draco into making a more direct
attempt upon his life, whether he knows about the UV or not.

An interesting note about the cabinet- we first hear about it
clear back in COS, when Nick talks Peeves into dropping it to
distract Filch from punishing Harry. We also see, earlier in COS,
Draco approaching its twin in B&B's. (Not that this is strictly
pertinent to the discussion, but it shows how well JKR has planned
this series out.)

Charles Walker, who is dying to see what seemingly insignificant
detail becomes the next major plot twist.