Dumbledore's offer (was Re: just how different?

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 180679


> Potioncat:
> So, what do you think would have happened if Draco had shown up at 
the 
> Burrow one morning. "Excuse me, Mr. Weasley, but I'd like to take 
> advantage of the offer the Headmaster made just before Sir offed him. 
> Where should Mother send our trunks?"
> 
> But at any rate, who 
> would have known? What was DD up to, or what was JKR up to? Would 
> things have gone any diffrently if Draco had quickly agreed?

zgirnius:
In the fanfic I wrote with this premise, I had Draco show up with 
Narcissa at the Dursleys and surrender to Harry. Not only because it 
was fun to have Vernon react to strange wizards at his door, and to 
have Cissy attempt to chat with Petunia, but because the one person who 
knew for sure of the offer, was Harry. 

I think probably no one else knew. If Albus planned for no one to know 
or suspect about Snape's loyalties, I think this would have been 
diofficult to discuss in advance. But this is something Dumbledore may 
have believed could be done on short notice.