Draco won't be a DE/You so sure about that?

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 41589

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "serenadust" <jmmears at c...> wrote:

> Apart from Snape sucking up to him from time to time, I haven't seen 
> any evidence of brilliance from Malfoy in books 2 - 4, other than a 
> real talent for snide remarks and insults.  His performance with the 
> Hippogriffs in PoA is downright stupid, and he was lucky he didn't 
> get injured seriously (although, his acting skills were apparently 
> quite impressive). So I'm really interested in knowing why he is 
> thought to be a good student.

I don't see much evidence for Draco's intelligence, either. We see him
do a whole lot of stupid things, but I can't think of a single Draco
action that made me go "wow, that's smart!" He does however, seem to
be quite good at charms and hexes.  In the Duelling Club, all his
spells work the way they're supposed to, and he's able to cast
Serpensortia (which appears to be an advanced hex) on the first try
after Snape prompts him for it.  In GoF, he's the one who enchants the
"Support Cedric Diggory" badges to say "Potter Stinks."  In general,
when we see him cast a spell, it works.  This is not an indication of
intelligence, of course, just a talent for charms.  But I know have
this amusing mental picture of Draco as Flitwick's star pupil. :-)

Marina
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