[HPforGrownups] Re: Why Narcissa Malfoy?

[Eric Oppen]

No: HPFGUIDX 189587

Quoting LBORGIA993 at AOL.COM:

>
> Nikkalmati:
> Somebody please explain to me why Narcissa lied about Harry being
> dead. I know it is said she wanted to get into the castle to find
> Draco, but how did it make any difference if she told LV that Harry
> still lived? Wouldn't she assume LV would kill Harry and then they
> would all go up to the castle anyway? It was a big risk to take if
> LV found out Harry was alive and she had lied with no payoff for
> Narcissa that I can see.
>
>
> Lee Ann:
> I believe Narcissa lied about Harry being dead to be able to access
> the castle along with a triumphant LV who would be distracted from
> anything other than gloating.  As LV believed that his opponents
> would surrender upon learning Harry was dead he had no thought for
> anything anyone was doing.  All Narcissa cared about was getting to
> her son.

I've often wondered, also, if Narcissa, who _did_ love her son (even  
if nobody else did/does) had a "That could just as easily be DRACO!"  
moment when she saw LV casually cut Harry, a boy of Draco's own age,  
down without a hint of mercy or remorse.  Not having had a mother in  
his life, or ever having had kids of his own, LV wouldn't even think  
of such a thing, and having her  check the "corpse" to make sure he's  
dead might be a matter of "she's standing closest/she's  
lowest-ranking/she's just a GURL, let her do it!"

It's a good thing that LV wasn't enamored of the French Revolution,  
otherwise he could have just cut Harry's head off and stuck it on the  
end of a pike.

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