Harry's reasoning regarding Narcissa's lie is faulty
curlyhornedsnorkack
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Wed Oct 17 21:37:37 UTC 2007
No: HPFGUIDX 178047
When Narcissa lied to Voldemort that Harry was dead, Harry reasoned
that she lied because she wouldn't be allowed into the Castle
quickly if she wasn't going in as part of a victory march. Perhaps
all the stress of dying and coming back muddled Harry's reasoning.
The death eaters would have had no trouble finishing Harry off there
and then if she had said he was alive. If wands didn't work, at least
one of them had a knife.
It makes more sense that Narcissa lied to end Voldemort's reign. She
had nothing to gain from having Voldemort alive. She and her husband
were no longer valued death eaters. They were terrified. Voldemort
was using their property and their son as he pleased. Narcissa would
have heard Harry referred to as "the chosen one" to stop Voldemort,
and when she heard the miracle of his heartbeat, she would have known
it to be true. She risked her life, and her husband's and son's
lives, in the hope that Harry really could kill Voldemort and end
their misery.
I have been away from this site for a long while, and while I did
search to see whether this was mentioned, I could have missed it.
Snorkacks have very long hibernations. Sorry in advance.
-Snorky
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