Weasleys / Draco / Lucius

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No: HPFGUIDX 35374

Btw, my favorite canon animal may be the Muggle python who heads 
'back' to Brazil.

Barkeep wrote:

> Brother #1 (forgive me if I get the age order wrong):

I, and I think most of us, assume that Bill is oldest (not Charlie 
the dragon wrangler), based on Ron having mentioned Bill before 
Charlie when telling Harry he had five brothers. However, I don't 
think there is *clear* evidence in canon, and I have been wondering 
if they might ALSO be a pair of twins (not identical twins, of 
course).

> But then what happens? The Weasley's go on the offensive.

The Weasleys are going on the offensive *already* without any of them 
having been killed yet. At end of GoF, DUmbledore says "Molly, I can 
count on you and Arthur" and Bill is rushing around on Dumbledore's 
errands.

Unc Mark wrote:

> Just referreed a bizarre argument between 11yo niece and 13 yo
> nephew. Nephew is a Draco fan and goes as far as shipping Draco
> and Hermione because he saqys Draco warned Hermione at the World 
> Cup. (Snip) My Nephew, who refuses to believe that Draco is evil, 
> thinks he will reform when confronted by the true evil of Voldemort.

Those are both (or all three) popular beliefs in the fanfic world. 
Try reading Heidi Tandy for a well-written fic with that as the THEME 
(or THESIS, I don't know lit crit words). Many people hold these 
beliefs because of being in love with Draco. I am attempted to ask if 
you know your nephew's sexual orientation....  

Joris wrote:

> I actually think Lucius is the most evil character of the whole
> series, 

I also think that Lucius is the most evil character of the whole 
series, but my reasoning is not quite the same as yours. Voldemort is 
terribly evil, but I am sure he is insane, which reduces his fault in 
the matter. As for Lucius, it is not that he states beliefs which he 
doesn't feel (his true belief, to which he IS loyal, is "Everything 
for me"), but that he doesn't care about anyone but himself. I tried 
to make myself believe that he loves his wife and/or son, or at least 
a lover, but I can't make it seem plausible to me.