CHAPDISC: DH36, THE FLAW IN THE PLAN.

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 185310

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107 at ...> wrote:
>
>  "zanooda2" <zanooda2@> wrote:
> 
> > I never liked Draco, I want to be fair:
> > if he really wanted to "turn Harry over to
> > regain his and his family's status with LV",
> > as you say, he had his chance at Malfoy Manor
> > and he didn't take it 

Eggplant: 
> I don't know what you're talking about. Draco may have been reluctant
> to identify Harry, but probably he was just confused by his disfigured
> face, that's why he said "I can't be sure". Then when asked if this
> was the Granger girl said  "I
 maybe
 yeah". And when asked if that
> other person was Arthur Wesley's son said "Yeah, it could be". 

Geoff:
I read it differently. To me, JKR's wording implies that Draco didn't 
*want* to be involved in identifying HArry:

'Harry saw Draco's face up close, now right beside his father's. They 
were extraordinarily alike , except that while his father looked beside 
himself with excitement, Draco's expression was full of reluctance, 
even fear.'
(DH "Malfoy Manor" p.372 UK edition)

I believe that the tower incident in HBP left a lasting impression on
Draco, which surfaced again when faced with the possibility of being 
involved in a murder.

Mark you, I've always had a soft spot for him.