Snape had to know the essential question of what Draco was doing; in that initial chapter two, he certainly understands at least that Draco's been asked to kill Dumbledore. If Snape knows that, then why doesn't Dumbledore? And if Dumbledore knows it, why doesn't Harry? Given how closely Harry follows Malfoy throughout the story -- and his track record for sticking to his usual suspects like glue -- it seems a weird omission.
I definitely think that, if Harry is a horcrux for Voldemort, it is not by Voldemort's intention. OTOH, Voldemort was in battle against Lily and James, killing them both, and in a place (Godric's Hollow) connected to one of the Founders, so I think it's highly plausible that Voldemort intended to sink his soul into something else on the scene but (because of Lily's protective spell, perhaps?) got Harry, instead. I think Voldemort does not know where this last fragment of his soul is even now, which makes him both belligerent toward Harry, confident re: his immortality and yet desperate to search for certain items.
I definitely think that, if Harry is a horcrux for Voldemort, it is not by Voldemort's intention. OTOH, Voldemort was in battle against Lily and James, killing them both, and in a place (Godric's Hollow) connected to one of the Founders, so I think it's highly plausible that Voldemort intended to sink his soul into something else on the scene but (because of Lily's protective spell, perhaps?) got Harry, instead. I think Voldemort does not know where this last fragment of his soul is even now, which makes him both belligerent toward Harry, confident re: his immortality and yet desperate to search for certain items.
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