Will the Apple Genius be able to repair my macbook?

I had once before been able to restore my macbook to facory settings the first time, the second time that i tried to restore it didnt go so well as you can see from the first picture. I read a few posts and tried to unscrew the screws which was easy but then rescrewed them in. The second photo shows my attempt to lossen the screw. Also my opitcal DVD Drive is not working
Will this be covered by the Apple Protection Plan?

That damaged corner looks like it's peeling or something, I thought the case was plastic and would crack, but not peel like that. Unusual.
AppleCare covers three years from the date of purchase, unless that corner is actually a design defect of some sort and you didn't mess with the insides outside of what is allowed (usually the RAM, memory and sometimes the battery), you might be able to squeak by.
All I can say is clean it up really really nice and take a shot at the Genius Bar, all they can say is no or charge you a fortune which you can decide not to have it fixed and apply the cost towards a new one.
If it's a three year old MacBook, your due for a new one anyway.
If Apple is generous, your going to get a refurbished old one if they replace it, not a new one as you likely already know.
Roll the dice and take your chances.

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iPhone Service Support and Costs
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