Draco in Potions

[Felicia Rickmann]

No: HPFGUIDX 38122

 I'm still guessing that Snape gives
> Malfoy the top marks in the class.  He may or may not deserve it or
> be as good as Hermione; that's another debate.  But in Potions, at
> least, he does seem to know what he's doing.  Snape would have to do
> a lot of backpedaling to justify praising someone who was
> incompetent or merely adequate.

I always get the impression that Draco is a bright student and that his good
marks may be justified.  However, his marks in other classes are not always
up to snuff;  see his father's comments in the shop on his poor performance.
This may be because he could not get away with trouble-making, say, in
Tranfiguration the way he does in Potions.  * Conjures  - put downs -
McGonagall would employ on Malfoy and grins *

Sometimes the brightest students in the class are the ones who fool around
most because they are bored and can't be bothered.

Anyway, I sympathise with Draco, having a father like his must be hell!

Felicia