Spinner's End Confessions

[abergoat]

No: HPFGUIDX 157862

Abergoat says:
Love Red Hen...Red Hen is the reason I joined HPForGrownUps. Is there
a new essay? I'll have to look.

Lilygale wrote:
> Dumbledore is not even close to full strength on the Tower.  
<snip> 
> Yes, LV only sends a few DEs,
> but they are depraved and a, to use Red Hen's word, "vicious"
> bunch.  So LV could assume that these DEs could do the job.
> 
> And if they don't succeed in murdering DD?  They could still murder
> Draco.

Abergoat writes:
Per Snape, Voldemort may have intended for Snape to perform the task
(seems reasonable - all evidence points to LV wanting someone Harry
hated to kill DD so Harry's hatred is increased). But LV is perceptive
enough to realize Snape might be reluctant to leave his feathered
Hogwarts nest. Other Death Eaters may have been there to, just has you
say, make sure Snape had a choice of a dead Draco or a dead Dumbledore.

Lilygale wrote:
>  We don't know that Snape wasn't part of LV plans to back up Draco
> (as the person to murder Dumbledore if Draco fails).  At some point
> Snape will become aware of the doings, even if its Dumbledore who
> summons him.  I can see LV assuming that, even if DD ropes and ties
> his DEs (after they murder Draco) Snape will be summoned by the
> Headmaster and could leisurely finish off the job.  For LV, its a
> win-win situation.

Abergoat writes:
Seems reasonable. Even if Snape didn't kill Dumbledore then LV would
know he had a weak link in Snape. And the unbreakable vow would make
it a dead link. One is suspicious that LV told Narcissa Draco's task
knowing she'd run to Snape for help. And Snape knew this too hence his
stated belief that LV intends for him to do it in the end. Why tell
Narcissa otherwise? Doesn't it just endanger the plan? Not if the real
plan was to force Snape into an unbreakable vow. I'm interested where
Narcissa got the idea.

Abergoat