Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, and powerful mother to Draco- Narcissa Malfoy. Specifically, we’re going to be taking a look at her actions following the alleged ‘death’ of Harry in the Deathly Hallows, and how one lie may have changed the future of the wizarding world.
Let’s get in to it.
One of the most emotional and pivotal moments in the Harry Potter series is the death of the titular character himself- Harry. After cheating death time after time (in large part due to his mother’s loving sacrifice), Harry finally faces the afterlife head on after meeting Voldemort in the forbidden forest and sacrificing himself.
“He saw the mouth move and a flash of green light, and everything was gone.”
Unlike Harry’s previous confrontations with Voldemort, from his meeting with a fragmented Voldemort possessing Professor Quirrell, to their duel in the graveyard of Little Hangleton – this time Harry did not intend to defend himself or fight back. He came to die.
And with Harry’s death came a lot of questions- for the reader, sure, but ESPECIALLY for the characters in the story.
After being hit with Voldemort’s killing curse, Harry wakes up in a sort of ‘limbo’ where he is met by Dumbledore. In this new environment, Harry learns that yes he has died…BUT he has an opportunity to come back.
Harry is given an option to return to the land of the living because his mother's sacrifice - the same magic that has protected him for all his life - is still alive in Lord Voldemort's veins. This happens because Voldemort used Harry’s blood when producing his ‘regeneration potion’ - a potion which restores a maimed wizard to their ‘true’ bodily form. Further tying Harry to the land of the living is the fact that Voldemort’s killing curse destroyed the piece of VOLDEMORT’S SOUL attached to Harry, and not Harry’s soul.
Dumbledore confirms this by saying “Your soul is whole, and completely your own, Harry.”
But while the short period that Harry was ‘dead’ may have gone by quickly for Harry, it likely felt like an eternity for the loved ones that witnessed his dead body. While Harry was discussing life and death with Dumbledore, everyone else thought that it was the end for our protagonist. 
This brings us to the moment in question- the scene in which Narcissa Malfoy inspects Harry’s ‘dead’ body.
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