Draco Malfoy is Ever So Lame

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 39183

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "naamagatus" <naama_gat at h...> wrote:
> > Assuming that Draco is not totally stupid, may be he is just  
> > genuinely interested in potions? After all, Snape appears to be 
an 
> > adequate teacher, who is passionate about his subject. The only 
> > reason Gryffindors do not enjoy Potions does not apply to Draco. 
So 
> > it's not too far-fetched for Draco to be Snape's favourite 
student 
> > just because he is good at his subject.
> > 
> > Irene
> 
> Uh, well, that won't work, 'cause Hermione is a better studnet 
than 
> Draco (in potions, as well as in everything else) and she's hardly 
a 
> favorite, is she? 

Hermione is a Gryffindor and therefore, by definition, will never be 
a favorite of Snape's.  If Draco is the best Potions student among 
the Slytherins, that would be enough to make Snape favor him.  And 
if doing so puts Snape in a more favorable position with Lucius -- 
so much the better, right?

Marina
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