Narcissa (was Re: Snape: the Riddle... )

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Merrylinks wrote: 
> Yes. There is more to Narcissa than meets the eye. In GOF she 
appears 
> in the Top Box "wearing a look that suggested there was a nasty 
smell 
> under her nose." That attitude is completely diguised at Spinner's 
> End.

Potioncat:
That was sort of what we'd expect from Draco's mother isn't it? But I 
wonder why she had that look about her? Is that her usual look or was 
something...or someone... bothering her? It could have been any 
number of things. 

And at Spinner's End, how much of that emotion was spontaneous and 
how much was acting? Although I believe she was genuinely worried and 
frightened for her son.

>Merrylinks: 
> When Bella and Narcissa apparate near Spinner's End, Cissy appears 
> with a very faint pop, and Bella materializes with a louder pop. 
This 
> suggests that Cissy is the more able witch. We know from the battle 
> in the Ministry of Magic that Bellatrix is extremely skilled. If 
> Cissy is even better, that is quite impressive.

Potioncat:
Later in HBP Snape will say to Draco that Aunt Bella must be teaching 
him Occlumency. Draco says nothing and I wondered if it was Narcissa 
who was teaching him. I'm sure Snape is using Legilimency on Narcissa 
in Spinner's End, but was she using Occlumency right back at him? 
Just enough to hide a zigger of a clause in the UV? 
> 
> In GOF, when the reborn LV summons the Death Eaters to his side, 
> Lucius Malfoy has a place in the circle but Narcissa does not. (In 
> the circle, Wormtail is on Lucius's left and on his right is a gap 
> for Bellatrix Lestrange and her husband, who are still in Azkaban.) 
> How does she manage to avoid becoming a Death Eater when her 
husband, 
> her brother in law and her own sister are all members of the group? 
> Does she have some sort of special position with Lord Voldemort?

Potioncat:
Just because she wasn't named doesn't mean she wasn't there. We have 
Snape's comment, paraphrased: "You know as well as I do that the Dark 
Lord isn't forgiving." I'm not sure about her membership, but she 
knows a lot about the organization and about the Dark Lord; but I 
have the feeling she's experienced the more unpleasant side of the 
DEs. 

She could well be playing a role of empty headed little Homemaker, 
keeping herself out of actual membership. She kept Draco out of 
Drumstrang and I don't believe distance was the real issue. Now she's 
trying to get Draco out of a dangerous mission. She is a real 
Slytherin, isn't she? What will she do in the next book?