haymitch's intentions

[Kirby]

you know the part right after the quell announcement, and katniss finally makes her way to haymitch to get him to agree to save peeta this time, and peeta's already been to see him...and haymitch agrees to katniss' request? do you think he already was in on the rebels' plans and never intended to save peeta?

[Renée]

Not saving Peeta was never part of the plan. It just didn't had a priority...

[Kirby]

so you think haymitch was already in cahoots w/ the rebels at that point?

[Renée]

Yes, I even think it's in the book! (I read/finished it yesterday)

[Kirby]

any idea where? sorry to grill you, just curious :)

[Renée]

Lol I was already looking! I'll keep you posted!

[Renée]

CAn't find it, but I found this:
"Yesterday afternoon, as the door was closing behind me, I heard Coin say, "I told you we should have rescued the boy first." Meaning Peeta.
I couldn't agree more. He would've been an excellent mouthpiece."

*looks further*

[Renée]

And this:
"Yes, other people had plans, I think. Has Peeta guessed, then, how the rebels used us as pawns? How my rescue was arranged from the
beginning? And finally, how our mentor, Haymitch Abernathy, betrayed us both for a cause he pretended to have no interest in?"

It suggests Haymitch knew, because else he wouldn't have pretended, right?

[Renée]

There are a couple of other things that suggest it. I can't find it anywhere being said literately. But I think he knew because of things like that!

[Kirby]

cool, thanks! I really wish they had told us more about haymitch's part in all of it- when it started, why he got involved...and cinna too- I'd like to know for certain if that's why he became a stylist in the first place...