A Flaw in the Plan (was: DD and LV)

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 178330


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> > > Carol said:
> > > Dead!DD expresses regret for Snape's death ("Poor 
> > > Severus!"), which results from the flaw in the plan.
> 
> 
> To which Montavilla47 replied:
> I know this is off-topic, but can someone please explain to me
> how Severus's death was a flaw in the plan?
> 
> As I understand it, the plan was for Dumbledore to die
> undefeated, so that the wand would lose its power.
> 
> <snip DD's plan for the Elder Wand>
> 
> So, how was Snape getting killed not part of
> the original plan?
> 
> 
> Then Mike:
> Umm, Am I the only one who thought the title referred to a flaw in 
> *Voldemort's* plan?
> 
> I thought the whole reason for Harry's exposition on the Elder Wand 
> and the taunting of Riddle was to point out the flaw in Voldemort's 
> plan to become the "master" of the "Death Stick".

Now va32h:

I think we are talking about two different things.  The chapter title
The Flaw in the Plan probably refers to a few things. Certainly to
Voldemort's use of Harry's blood in his regeneration potion and
perhaps also to Voldemort's failure to understand the power of
sacrifice.  The phrase hearkens back to OoTP when Dumbledore tells
Harry that Dumbledore's own affection for Harry was a "the flaw in the
plan" in regards to using Harry to fulfill the prophecy.  So I'm
wagering that the "flaw" referred to in the chapter relates to the
power of love (whether it's Lily's love for Harry or Harry's love for
everyone).

The issue with Snape is entirely separate, IMO.  Dumbledore does
express regret that Snape died and I think that regret in genuine. I
am not sure that Snape's death was a part of Dumbledore's plan. 
Dumledore is known for parceling out information on a need to know
basis, yes?  He wanted to control his own death.  Whatever Dumbledore
had in mind for his death, it probably wasn't to be knocked off the
Astronomy tower on that particular night.  It is perfectly plausible
to me that Dumbledore intended to tell Snape - "Kill me, but make sure
that after you do, you take my wand and (burn it, throw it in the
lake, snap it in two) or otherwise render it useless. 

In regards to the Elder Wand situation, the flaw in the plan would
again be "love".  Draco's hesitance to kill - that Draco used
Expelliarmus instead of Avada Kedavra on Dumbledore - is what made
Draco the Master of the Elder Wand.  Had Draco gone for the kill at
once, the Elder Wand would have worked to protect Dumbledore and Draco
would not have become its master.  So Draco's mercy is another little
hiccup for Voldemort (although alas this hiccup ended up affecting
Snape too). 

I suppose in the Big Picture, the flaw in any plan is the
unpredictable nature of the  human heart.  

va32h