Pansy /Lover boy Draco

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No: HPFGUIDX 15030

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Margaret Dean <margdean at e...> wrote:
> absinthe at m... wrote:
> 
> > Here's a thought: what if Syltherin parents encourage their 
children
> > to date other Slytherins or pure-bloods, in order to keep their 
family
> > lineages pure? That might explain why Draco would escort Pansy to 
the
> > Yule Ball: he had a very limited choice.
> 
> And maybe it explains why certain of the Slytherins (mentioning
> no names) could very well be suffering the effects of severe
> inbreeding?  :)

 LOL! You never know! I think that to a certain extent, Slytherin 
families encourage their children to go for other Slytherins, and 
certainly not "Muggle lovers". Gryffindors are quite off-limits, 
simply because of the rivalry, but it does say in, one of the books 
(I forget which) that Ravenclaw is a neutral house, and because they 
are smart, and not necessarily 'good', I would presume they were 
okay, but Hufflepuffs are thought of as "a lot of duffers", so I 
can't imagine someone like Lucius Malfoy being okay with that kind of 
romance.

 As far as Draco being attractive: I agree that even if he were, 
Harry would never acknowledge that in a million years. We have no 
reason to think that he is or isn't. He has blond hair and gray eyes, 
which sounds like a nice combination, but maybe Harry forgot to 
mentally note all of the acne. In fact, the only time Malfoy's looks 
are ever mentioned, it's at the Yule Ball, and Harry thinks his robes 
make him look like a vicar. No comment.

MC