Will Voldemort Kill The Malfoys?/Depressed

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And if he shows up with Draco, Draco is pretty much screwed. When I say 
Draco is screwed, by the way, I don't mean that Voldemort will kill 
him. 
There was never a penalty mentioned for Draco if he failed in his task. 
It was just sort of assumed that if he failed he would wind up dead 
anyway. I think Voldemort would offer him status and honors for getting 
as close as he did and Draco would eat that up. He would become an 
enthusiastic DE. 
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HBP, The Lightning-Struck Tower, p 552, Bloomsbury:
(Dumbledore):"..I can help you, Draco."
"No, you can't," said Malfy, his wand hand shaking very badly 
indeed. "Nobody can. He told me to do it or he'll kill me. I've got no 
choise."

So, in fact there was a penalty for Draco if he failed. Death penalty.