CHAPDISC: DH, EPILOGUE

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 185599

 > zanooda:
> > 
> > Exactly. Narcissa was also the first to recognize Hermione (I'm 
sure
> > Draco recognized her and Ron the moment he saw them, but he 
didn't 
> say
> > anything until he was specifically asked) and she seemed rather
> > excited about it. I don't see any indication that she didn't want
> > Draco to identify Harry.
> 
> Laura says:
> 
> That's not how I read the scene.  I think the subtext is that Draco 
> has seen his father falling apart as Lucius is more and more 
pressured 
> by LV.  He's always depended on his father to be his protector, and 
> he's someone who can't stand up for himself, so he switches to his 
> mother.  At this point, she sees that her family is in mortal 
danger, 
> and she's not willing to take any chances that might put especially 
> her son at further risk.  Draco has gotten the message and won't do 
> anything overly risky.  Hermione and Ron are one thing, Harry is 
> another.  So Draco refuses to identify Harry, then crosses the room 
> and stands next to his mother, who drives the rest of the Malfoy 
> family actions in the scene.

Magpie:
But what risk are you saying she's telling him not to take? She is 
the one who puts him up as being identifying them all--which he 
certainly can do. If he IDs Harry it will be good for them. He's the 
one who won't identify any of them clearly and is reluctant. I don't 
have the scene in front of me, but I think what zanooda was referring 
to was that Narcissa is keeping *Lucius* from taking a risk by 
calling Voldemort without a clear ID, thus backing up Draco's 
inability to say for sure who they are. Isn't Narcissa actually 
encouraging of Draco to ID them? Isn't she the one who suggests that 
the girl is Hermione--the girl she remembers from the dress shop? 
Isn't she just looking to him for a clear confirmation if he can give 
her that, and then when he can't she doesn't want to risk calling LV?

-m