[HPforGrownups] Re: The two good Slytherins

[Kemper]

No: HPFGUIDX 176415

>  Magpie:
>  ...
>  Not Good Slytherins:
>  ...
>  Narcissa Malfoy--DE-supporter who made a bold move to save her son
>  (had Draco been dead, she would not have lied about Harry--tried to
>  send Harry to Voldemort earlier). Her agenda coincided with that of
>  the good side at a crucial moment.

Kemper now:
I disagree with your view of Narcissa's agenda.  Mostly.

My understanding is that you are saying her agenda is to make sure her
son is alive and then:
a: if alive, make sure he stays that way (allowing Harry to continue
fighting Voldie), or
b: if dead, hand Harry over to Voldie

'a' allows hope for Narcissa, but 'b' allows no gain for her that's
real for her character.  She could careless about Voldie's good
graces.  But she is obviously a protective and vengful woman, see her
threats to Harry and Co. at Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions.

So the musing of 'if Draco were dead' would lead one to wonder who
Narcissa would blame for her son's death.

In Spinner's End, we see Narcissa already moving away from, if not
moving against, Voldemort.  She must know as DD suggests to Draco in
The Lightning Struck Tower, that Voldemort does not intend on Draco to
live: that he will be killed in his attempt(s) to assassinate DD.  So
if that's the case, then Narcissa would place her vengeance upon
Voldemort and do whatever it takes to see him hurting physically like
she is emotionally or to see him dead like her son.

Narcissa is shrewd and would want Harry alive regardless of Draco's
life or death, as it would serve her needs... or, so I imagine, she
would hope it to.

Kemper, sorry for no actual quotes as books are far away