Cabinet FIRST! - Hogwarts Attacked!

[Sydney]

No: HPFGUIDX 157949


> >Kemper continues:
> > 
> > I imagine that the students would be used.  But even 
> > then, would DD lay down his wand or would he fight? ...
> > ...edited...
> >
> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> Well, the Dumbledore aspect would have played out pretty
> much as it originally did in my hypothetical scenario, 
> so nothing changes there. Dumbledore is lured to the top
> of the tower, he arrives weak and getting weaker, Harry 
> is out of it. Draco and/or the DE's kill Dumbledore. 

Sydney:

Wait... what?  Am I missing something here?  I confess I haven't read
every single post on this thread(s), but I hadn't realized that the
"Cabinet-first" plot *included* Dumbledore somehow being lured into
crippling himself in the Horcrux hunt.  So in this theory, does
Voldemort actually *know* that Dumbledore is onto the Horcruxes, and
that he knew about the fake one R.A.B. left, and that he arranged for
Dumbledore to go off that night and return badly injured?

Logically my assumptions have been based on the fact that there was no
way anyone could have known Dumbledore wouldn't have been capable of
handling Draco and a handful of nudniks, but if this is the theory
then that makes sense, at least.  I find it hard to square with
Voldemort also intending Draco to die in the attempt, as Draco has
actually a pretty good chance of getting all the honour everyone was
talking about, which isn't exactly a great revenge on Lucius.  Does
the cabinet-first theory work that in somehow?  Wouldn't Voldemort
have wanted to kill Dumbledore himself and do a little gloating or
something, if he really knew he was going to be so weak?  It seems out
of character to leave something so juicy to lackeys, especially
lackeys he was supposed to be punishing!

And if Voldemort knows Dumbledore is after his horcruxes, has he moved
them all by now?

-- Sydney