DD's plan -- Minister of Magic

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 189132


Catlady:
> 
> DD planned for poor Severus to kill him to get in good with the Dark Lord and become the Dark Lord's Headmaster of Hogwarts to protect the students, so it does not seem he planned to prevent the Dark Lord from taking over Hogwarts. It does not seem he planned to prevent the Dark Lord from taking over the Ministry.

Potioncat:
This is one of the reasons I think DD did believe in the prophecy. He certainly behaves as if he thinks there is one person who can defeat LV and that one person isn't him (DD). All his actions seem to be for the purpose of protecting Harry or of minimizing LV's power where he can.