When Voldemort did the Killing Curse on Harry in The Deathly Hallows Part 2 and he asked Narcissa to see if Harry was dead, and she asked if Draco was dead - why did she think Harry knew if he was alive or not? It's not like they're brothers.
asked Mar 11, 2016 at 0:42
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Presumably because Harry was leader of Voldemort's opposition. Also he came from the castle which was Draco's last know location as he did not exited Hogwarts with rest of Slytherin students. And last maybe Narcisa thought that Harry did something to Draco knowing hatred of each other– Vanja VasiljevicCommented Mar 11, 2016 at 0:45
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@VanjaVasiljevic ninja'd :-)– Rand al'Thor ♦Commented Mar 11, 2016 at 0:46
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1@randal'thor We posted answer at same time :D Anyway I would advise sluger to read books, as you sad on previous question Films are terrible and should not think them and cannon.– Vanja VasiljevicCommented Mar 11, 2016 at 0:48
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Dude im on my third time reading the series– Darth TheoryCommented Mar 11, 2016 at 0:49
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@sluger than start asking questions considering books not films, as books are consider canon. 90% of your questions in last hour can be answered by reading the books. With exception of this question. Altho anyone rational enough could understand the answer– Vanja VasiljevicCommented Mar 11, 2016 at 1:18
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She wasn't sure Harry would know, but he was more likely to know than anyone else there.
He'd been on the inside of Hogwarts, with the defenders, and she knew Draco was also inside. Stuck in the Death Eater camp, she had no way of knowing what was happening to Draco or even of getting in contact with anyone who knew - until Harry came along. He was the only person in that clearing who might have a chance of knowing whether Draco was alive or dead, so she took that chance and asked him.
answered Mar 11, 2016 at 0:45
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Possibly a better question would be why she trusted his answer. Answering anything but yes would have been pure suicide for Harry, and even if he hadn’t had the faintest idea what, if anything, had happened to Draco, he would probably have said yes just to cling to any hope that he would not be given away immediately. Surely an otherwise intelligent woman like Narcissa (who must have done a lot of quick thinking in those few seconds when she was examining Harry) must have realised this. I don’t suppose distrusting him would make getting Draco back more likely, though… Commented Mar 11, 2016 at 0:49
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2@JanusBahsJacquet She was desperate, and clinging to any slight thread of hope she could find. She'd rather live in hope that he was telling the truth than convince herself rationally that there was no reason he should be. You say "an otherwise intelligent woman", but temporary loss of one's reasoning abilities when one's loved ones are in danger is ... not unknown.– Rand al'Thor ♦Commented Mar 11, 2016 at 0:52
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1@JanusBahsJacquet It is implied from Dark Lord himself in conversion with Lucius “My Lord. . . please. . . my son. . . ” “If your son is dead, Lucius, it is not my fault. He did not come and join me, like the rest of the Slytherins. Perhaps he has decided to befriend Harry Potter?” “No—never,” whispered Malfoy. “You must hope not.” – Commented Mar 11, 2016 at 1:20
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1@JanusBahsJacquet Not sure I agree. To me, Narcissa stopping to ask Harry about Draco was a sign that she believed Harry would have made sure Draco didn't die unnecessarily. I took that show of trust as an implication that her heart was already not in Voldemort's war. We might never know for sure, but my guess is that she had been planning to let Harry escape either way.– Misha RCommented Mar 11, 2016 at 10:13
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1@JanusBahsJacquet: Harry was never much of an Occlumens, even at the best of times. She may have been confident in her ability to tell if he was lying. Commented Mar 13, 2016 at 21:25