Dec 17, 2020
"My Lord, is it possible Draco does not have to kill the old man? Perhaps...Severus?"
“Perhaps Draco does not have to kill the old man? Oh, Lucius, listen to yourself.
It is time for young Mr. Malfoy to handle his own assignments. I know this must be difficult for you, Lucius - I know as well as anyone that the boy has gone seventeen years knowing you would come rushing to his aid whenever he so much as sneezed.
Draco Malfoy was tasked to kill Albus Dumbledore. Draco. Not you. Not Severus. Not Bellatrix. Draco. And you know why, Lucius. You know this is your doing.
No. If you cared enough about the boy, you would never have failed me. Remember this, next time you find yourself...slipping.”