LV's bigger plan (was:Fawkes possible absence)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 166388

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at ...> wrote:

> Snape said Voldemort plans for him to do the deed in the end,
> yet never once do we get a clue Voldemort has approached him
> with a request or demanded he kill Dumbledore in Draco's place
> when Draco doesn't succeed.  If Voldemort really plans for
> Dumbledore to die, he's not taking advantage of his inside man who
> is trusted by Dumbledore and has the advantage of surprise.  Also, 
> Voldemort didn't ask Snape  to help Draco with the cabinents, or even
> tell him about the plan.  Voldemort essentially placed a double-agent
> at Hogwarts and is cutting him out of the loop at the most crucial time.

Pippin:
One thing we haven't considered is whether Voldemort did have
a definite assignment for Snape to kill Dumbledore. Just because
Snape sounds vague about it doesn't mean he is. If Snape actually
had the assignment, he probably would be forbidden to tell Narcissa 
so, because giving the assassination mission to  Snape when the Draco
plan is supposedly still in process would be proof positive that 
Voldemort didn't expect Draco to succeed. That  would spoil the fun
 -- Voldemort wants Draco to realize only ever so slowly that he's 
been set up.

And if Snape actually had the assignment already, refusing to
take the vow *would* put Snape in an impossible position with 
Voldemort. 

Jen:
> And that means the only plan Voldemort *appears* to have in HBP is to 
> punish Lucius and eventually, as Harry discovers as the story moves along,
> kill all three Malfoys.  A plan that has nothing to do with his real enemies,
> Dumbledore and Harry.  

Pippin:
Presumably Voldemort can count to seventeen and knows when the
Privet Drive protection will run out. Why should he plan to attack
Harry at Hogwarts when Privet Drive presents a much more vulnerable
target?

Pippin