Parallels between the Weasleys and King Arthur's fami...

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 31608

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., GerRoJen at a... wrote:
> 
> I feel that perhaps the Malfoys' hatred of Muggles may stem from 
Narcissa's 
> past.  Perhaps she wanted to be magickal and married a wizard just 
to be 
> "in".  
> Jessie

Though I don't give one minute's credence to the Narcissa Malfoy is an 
Evans school of thought, I feel strangely attracted to finding a 
reason why this may be so.

Now, Petunia's evidence is a problem. But it could be argued, quite 
persuasively actually, that she is keeping Narcissa's existence under 
wraps. Perhaps she hasn't mentioned her to Vernon. Do you think 
Petunia wanted Vernon to find out about Lily? But, somehow Lily and 
James forced themselves on his attention. Even then, Petunia insists 
on pretending she didn't have a sister. Why would she bring up 
Narcissa, if Narcissa did not show up? 

Now, it's clearly impossible that Narcissa then married Lucius Malfoy 
right out of Hogwarts, like Lily marrying James Potter. I don't care 
how strange the HP world is about people not telling other people 
about the past (witness Harry), it's not going to go unremarked upon 
that Draco and Harry are first cousins. But there's another scenario. 
What if Narcissa admired the wizarding aristocracy we are getting 
glimpses of, wanted to be part of it, and knew she never could be on 
account of being muggle-born. Then, after school, she reinvents 
herself, leaves behind her past, and constructs a new identity, making 
it doubly assured that she'll never intrude on Petunia and Vernon's 
peace. 

Now, did Lucius Malfoy know? I think it could go either way. It's no 
use saying, well he wouldn't marry a mudblood because....... People 
don't work that way. Love conquers all. He definitely wouldn't want 
people to know it. And it wouldn't defeat his prejudices, shared by 
his wife, btw. I could see him make the one exception there, just 
because he was in love. 

I really don't believe it, though it would be amusing to think of 
Harry, Dudley, and Draco as cousins.

Eileen