Draco's fear?? (was: Draco's Unlikely Redemption)

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No: HPFGUIDX 33414

Barb wrote:
> Right now Draco acts chiefly out of fear: fear of his father...

I've seen this mentioned before, and I just keep wondering, where on 
earth in the canon texts does anyone see evidence that Draco is 
afraid of his father?  

Also, where is any evidence at all that Draco acts primarily out of 
fear?

I see neither of these.  In every reading of each book, I see Draco 
Malfoy, mean-spirited arrogant brat, self-assured snob, his father's 
biggest fan.  He's been afraid, certainly ~ in the Forbidden Forest, 
and when being messed with by Crouch/Moody, for instance.  But never 
as a result of his father; and never has fear been implied as a 
motivating factor for him.

And I really am asking for text examples; obviously, one could 
theorize that Draco is mean to Harry because, I don't know, he's 
afraid of not being the big cheese because maybe his father beats him 
when he's anything but the best ~ but as far as I know, none of that 
exists anywhere but in theory, i.e. not in text (not spelled out nor 
implied, imho).  So, text examples, anyone?  Or is this complete 
fanon?

Mahoney
ready to be enlightened