[HPforGrownups] Re: Is Draco Evil & a true enamy of Harrys'?

[Tandy, Heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 25080

Cindy wrote: 
> And if we are going to catalogue the evil things Draco has done 
> rather than said, I'd add his attempts to get Harry expelled, 
> attempting to curse Harry in GoF when his back was turned (heaven 
> only knows what kind of curse it was, but Moody sure didn't like it), 
> impersonating a dementor to get Harry to fall off his broom and 
> suffer serious injury or worse, and his cheating during the Quidditch 
> matches (grabbing Harry's broom).
>

1. IIRC, every time that Draco's reported Harry, other than the time he
sorta tricked him out of the dorms for the duel (which I think would've been
less than an expulsion-level offense anyway), harry was breaking school
rules - being in Hogsmeade without a permission slip, posession of an
illegal dragon, etc.

2. At that close range, if you think that Draco missed cursing harry, rather
than just throwing sparks over his shoulder to get his attention, then you
must think his dueling skills have crashed since 2nd year. Also, we have NO
idea what "Moody's" feelings were re: the curse itself, given that Barty
Crouch had at least 20 reasons to hate Lucius Malfoy's son without even
factoring that into the equation - he probably made Draco's life a living
hell in DaDA class that year.

3. This is *hogwarts* - broken limbs (like the kind Harry had recieved only
a year before when he fell from the sky) are pretty easy to heal - and I
can't imagine any greater injury from falling off a broomstick - nothing a
night in the hospital wing can't cure. It's certainly a less risky thing
than sending a student to meet a full grown werewolf (oh, I do like sirius!)

4. I wish I had a copy of QTTA here - the bits about cheating being rampant
and appreciated by the fans were terrifically funny. Oh, and if cheating is
evil, then Ron must be evil too, for his attempts to copy off Hermione's
homework...