Chapter Discussion - Chapter 6: Draco's Detour

[a_svirn]

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> Chapter Discussion - Draco's Detour 
>  
> Summary - 
>  
> <snip> The group, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Hagrid, 
Harry, 
> Hermione, Ron and Ginny, decides to split up, with Ginny and her 
> parents headed to Flourish and Blotts for books and the others to 
> Madam Malkin's for new robes, where they find Draco and Narcissa 
> Malfoy in the middle of making a purchase. After a heated exchange 
> in which Harry manages to insult the entirety of the Malfoy 
family, 
> in which Draco returns to his old standby of calling Hermione 
> a "mudblood", and in which Narcissa makes a nasty comment about 
> Harry being reunited with "dear Sirius", the Malfoys storm out 
after 
> Madam Malkin attepmts to shorten the left sleeve of Draco's new 
> robes without buying anything, deciding that Twilfitt and 
Tatting's 
> would do better for their business. 

a_svirn:
It's seems a bit biased for a synopsis. Rather than *returning* to 
anything Draco was the one who *started* the exchange of 
pleasantries by calling Hermione mudblood and implying rather 
strongly that she stank. Moreover, Harry did not return the favour 
until Narcissa openly threatened him.

>  
> Discussion Questions - 
>  
> 4. Harry insults and stands up to Narcissa Malfoy much like he did 
> to Lucius Malfoy last year at the Ministry. 

a_svirn:
So that was what he did at the Ministry. I've wondered.  

> 7. Harry has cried "Wolf!" on Malfoy too many times.

a_svirn:
When did he cry *wolf* on Draco? Until HBP Snape's been the one 
featuring in his conspiracy theories, not Draco. 

> 8. In this chapter we are presented with a very different Narcissa 
> Malfoy than appeared in "Spinner's End". Why has she changed so 
> drastically? 

a_svirn:
To borrow Snape's expression, "I see no difference". There is no 
reason why she should turn lachrymose on the shopping expedition.