[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's reasoning regarding Narcissa's lie is faulty

[Laura Lynn Walsh]

No: HPFGUIDX 178055


On 2007, Oct 18, , at 03:34, potioncat wrote:

>  "curlyhornedsnorkack"
> snip
>>
>> 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.
>> snip
>>  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.
>> snip
>
> Potioncat:
> I haven't seen this idea either, and I think you're right! In fact, I
> think Narcissa had been disatisfied with DE-hood for a while, or she
> wouldn't have gone to Snape for Draco's protection. Before DH, I
> thought she might have insisted on Hogwarts for Draco as a way of
> protecting him from either DEs or the Dark Arts. Turns out he would
> have been safer at Durmstrang.

I like this reasoning also - better than I like Harry's.  But
I have one question:  why did Narcissa ask Harry if Draco
was still alive?  Yes, I know that Harry was in the castle
a while ago, and she knows this, too, but she knows at
least that Harry has been gone from the castle for the
time it took for Harry to walk a long ways into the forest,
and for Voldemort to "kill" him.  Isn't the battle still going
on?  Couldn't something have happened to Draco in the
interim?

Laura
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Laura Lynn Walsh    lwalsh at acsalaska.net
http://llwcontemplations.blogspot.com



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