I think there’s good reason to suspect that he’s now in possession of the Stone, but I suspect that whatever plans he’s laid were made far in advance of his coming into possession of it. His statement to Harry that he wouldn’t turn down a chance to try it may be the exact truth; in his place I certainly wouldn’t have made plans hinging on it before knowing how I’d get it.
I think there’s good reason to suspect that he’s now in possession of the Stone, but I suspect that whatever plans he’s laid were made far in advance of his coming into possession of it. His statement to Harry that he wouldn’t turn down a chance to try it may be the exact truth; in his place I certainly wouldn’t have made plans hinging on it before knowing how I’d get it.