[HPforGrownups] Re: Draco's Grades

[jazmyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 46727


I think Lucius Malfoy is just using Hermione to 'push' his son into
doing better in class, regardless wither he is second to her, down the
list a ways.. or failing everything but potions.  Its like Lucius is
cutting his son down by saying that even a 'mudblood' is doing better in
school then he is.  Noone else above Draco matters in this 'slam' as its
meant to say that Lucius thinks his son is such a loser that he can't
even get good grades like Hermione and that comparing Draco to one of
the people he despises so much, hinting that she's better then he is,
would drive him to try harder.  Sounds like Lucius just knows what
buttons to push on his son to annoy him enough to try, as otherwise,
Draco strikes me as lazy and might not give any effort at all if his
father didn't manipulate him this way.

There's no real sign that Draco is 'second' best in school, but more
evidence that his father uses any tricks he can to get his son to try
harder and be worthy of the Malfoy name.  I mean we certainly don't see
Malfoy in the library all the time or being a particularly outstanding
student, unless maybe in potions if Snape favors him so much. Certainly
he is no better then Harry as a student...


Jazmyn