Oh yeah, all those things you mention about Draco's fear are spot-on. But they all happen after he succeeds. I don't think Draco understood at all what he was really in for.
Take, for example, the scene in which he finally repairs the cabinet:
"Somebody in — ? Who?" demanded Harry. "Who was in there?"
"I have no idea," said Professor Trelawney, looking slightly taken aback at the urgency in Harry's voice. "I walked into the room and I heard a voice, which has never happened before in all my years of hiding — of using the room, I mean."
"A voice? Saying what?"
"I don't know that it was saying anything," said Professor Trelawney. "It was... whooping."
"Whooping?"
"Gleefully," she said, nodding.
Harry stared at her.
"Was it male or female?"
"I would hazard a guess at male," said Professor Trelawney.
"And it sounded happy?"
"Very happy," said Professor Trelawney sniffily.
"As though it was celebrating?"
"Most definitely."
In fact, I would call Draco's moment of 'triumph' his turning point in the books. The moment the DEs stepped into the castle, Draco realized he'd wanted the wrong things all along, and that he was in much more trouble than he'd ever thought imaginable.
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Date: 2013-10-12 10:36 pm (UTC)Take, for example, the scene in which he finally repairs the cabinet:
In fact, I would call Draco's moment of 'triumph' his turning point in the books. The moment the DEs stepped into the castle, Draco realized he'd wanted the wrong things all along, and that he was in much more trouble than he'd ever thought imaginable.