Harry's reasoning regarding Narcissa's lie is faulty

[curlyhornedsnorkack]

No: HPFGUIDX 178110

pippin_999 wrote:

> Narcissa couldn't have known whether it would be easy to finish 
Harry
> off, since she couldn't have any idea why he was still alive in the 
> first place. She wasn't listening in on Dumbledore's explanation.:)
> 
> OTOH, she could be certain that if Voldemort thought Harry was 
dead, 
> he would return at once to Hogwarts to brag of his victory.
> 
>

Snorky responds
I think there was ample proof that it was known throughout the 
Wizarding world, especially among the death eaters,  that Voldemort 
had some difficulty hurting or killing Harry. Several deatheaters, 
starting with the fake Moody in book 4, wanted to kill Harry off for 
Voldemort. I'm pretty sure the deatheaters would have relished the 
chance of being there first. But it is an interesting thought, 
whether the deatheaters might have thought they too could not hurt 
Harry. From Harry's nervousness, it seems clear he didn't think so. 
He was quite frightened of being found out and being killed, for real 
this time. If Voldemort had learned Harry was alive, Voldemort's 
return to Hogwarts would have been delayed for a couple of seconds.