Post by doetwin on May 8, 2021 16:17:27 GMT -5
A lot of people seem to think that the only reason Narcissa Malfoy lied to Voldemort about Harry being dead was so she could be reunited with her son, Draco. To be fair, this is somewhat understandable, as even Harry himself believed this.
Still feigning death on the ground, he understood. Narcissa knew that the only way she would be permitted to enter Hogwarts, and find her son, was as part of the conquering army. She no longer cared whether Voldemort won.
The second sentence doesn't make a lot of sense if you think about it. If she had told Voldemort the truth, he would've simply cast another killing curse at Harry, killing him for good, and Narcissa still would've been able to go to the castle "as part of the conquering army" to find Draco. There was no way Harry would've been able to survive if Narcissa had been honest. Even if he had managed to get to his feet and withdraw Draco's wand in time, Voldemort still had his death eaters and two giants at his side, while Hagrid was tied up. By lying to Voldemort, Narcissa was taking a great risk on her own life. If, at any point during their journey back to the castle, Voldemort had discovered that Harry was alive, he would've killed her right after killing Harry, maybe even before. Clearly, the easy way out for Narcissa would've been for her to tell Voldemort the truth, because that would've ensured that she made it to the castle alive.
The third sentence is an understatement. I don't think Narcissa simply "no longer cared whether Voldemort won." I think she actually wanted Voldemort defeated. She knew that Harry had Draco's wand, and she had the perfect opportunity to get it back when she was examining Harry, and maybe even stun him if she had any doubt about his inability to survive against Voldemort and his forces. But she let him keep her son's wand anyway, and I think I know why. Narcissa had no idea why Harry sacrificed himself, but she probably suspected that it was part of his plan to ultimately defeat Voldemort. Harry's first time surviving the killing curse marked Voldemort's first downfall, so when she discovered he had survived the killing a curse a second time, coupled with the fact that Voldemort had just collapsed, she suspected that Harry was on the verge of defeating Voldemort for good. She didn't know anything about horcruxes, but I think she knew that Harry had a game plan, and didn't want to mess it up by taking away Harry's only means of defense. She knew that in order for Voldemort to be killed, it was more important for Harry to have a wand than for her or her son to have a wand.
Please don't take this to mean that I'm happy about her husband, Lucius, completing evading Azkaban. He literally did nothing to redeem himself. But that's a whole different topic.
Still feigning death on the ground, he understood. Narcissa knew that the only way she would be permitted to enter Hogwarts, and find her son, was as part of the conquering army. She no longer cared whether Voldemort won.
The second sentence doesn't make a lot of sense if you think about it. If she had told Voldemort the truth, he would've simply cast another killing curse at Harry, killing him for good, and Narcissa still would've been able to go to the castle "as part of the conquering army" to find Draco. There was no way Harry would've been able to survive if Narcissa had been honest. Even if he had managed to get to his feet and withdraw Draco's wand in time, Voldemort still had his death eaters and two giants at his side, while Hagrid was tied up. By lying to Voldemort, Narcissa was taking a great risk on her own life. If, at any point during their journey back to the castle, Voldemort had discovered that Harry was alive, he would've killed her right after killing Harry, maybe even before. Clearly, the easy way out for Narcissa would've been for her to tell Voldemort the truth, because that would've ensured that she made it to the castle alive.
The third sentence is an understatement. I don't think Narcissa simply "no longer cared whether Voldemort won." I think she actually wanted Voldemort defeated. She knew that Harry had Draco's wand, and she had the perfect opportunity to get it back when she was examining Harry, and maybe even stun him if she had any doubt about his inability to survive against Voldemort and his forces. But she let him keep her son's wand anyway, and I think I know why. Narcissa had no idea why Harry sacrificed himself, but she probably suspected that it was part of his plan to ultimately defeat Voldemort. Harry's first time surviving the killing curse marked Voldemort's first downfall, so when she discovered he had survived the killing a curse a second time, coupled with the fact that Voldemort had just collapsed, she suspected that Harry was on the verge of defeating Voldemort for good. She didn't know anything about horcruxes, but I think she knew that Harry had a game plan, and didn't want to mess it up by taking away Harry's only means of defense. She knew that in order for Voldemort to be killed, it was more important for Harry to have a wand than for her or her son to have a wand.
Please don't take this to mean that I'm happy about her husband, Lucius, completing evading Azkaban. He literally did nothing to redeem himself. But that's a whole different topic.
