SPOILER: Why Draco Malfoy Isn't Evil - Canon Evidence

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 14759

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<snip> However, when Draco comes in, Crookshanks does nothing 
negative - it 
> would take only one line by JKR, something like "...and Crookshanks 
> woke up from his snooze and glowered at Malfoy..." or "...they 
didn't 
> even realize he was there until they heard Crookshanks hiss..." 
Lines 
> like that, on a reading of the books pre-FB&WTFT could have been 
> assumed as a regular catty reaction - but after reading about 
> Kneazles in FB&WTFT, it would've been clear to ALL of us that JKR 
was 
> saying that Draco was an "unsavoury or suspicious character". 
> But she didn't. 

Okay, are you really trying to argue that canon Draco isn't 
unsavoury?  (Ooh, it's fun to spell like that.  Our US spelling is so 
thin and weak.)  In that case, I assume you're saying that he's just 
acting every time he calls someone a mudblood?  'Cause I trust the 
evidence of our senses; Draco is definitely a highly unpleasant 
person.  I'll withhold judgment on "evil."  But yes, it could all be 
an act.

Another possibility is that Kneazles and Kneazle-cat mixes, like 
cats, sleep most of the time, and they don't wake up out of naps just 
to hiss at nasty, unsavoury brats.

However, the adjective "unsavoury" certainly has some interesting 
connotations when applied to Draco, considering that "tasty" is more 
likely to apply...whoops, fell off the canon there for a second.

;-)
Amy Z