What I found disappointing is that she didn't push that survivor thing to its natural conclusion. There IS something elastic about the Malfoys. Because they are out for the Malfoys. Lucius Malfoy didn't give a toss about Voldemort's return to power. That was evident in the pathetic back-pedaling he did at the cemetary after V killed Cedric. The only TRUE follower was Bellatrix. As the story droned on, I kept wondering when the Malfoys were going to turn. Because they weren't benefitting from the game anymore. In fact, they were no longer players. I can see Lucius trying to undermine V. Turning to the other side. Reaching out to Dumbledore. Lucius was loyal to no one but himself. The peacock patronus is evidence of that. But it's very obvious that anything that scratched the surface beyond the most rudimentary of characterizations was not to be written or explored.

You know what gets me? That she wasn't even curious? When I write, I like to explore all facets of a character. Bring them down to the bones. She wasn't even interested in having them take off their cloaks!