[HPforGrownups] How good a student is Draco?

[Heidi Tandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 47303

Actually, a number of people consider that scene in Borgin and Burkes, combined with the way Snape praises Draco's preparation of potions ingredients as evidence that he's towards the top of the class, although of course below Hermione, even in Potions. 

He's not mentioned as stupid along with Crabbe and Goyle when Harry notes that they didn't flunk out, and it's unlikely that Snape would praise a Slytherin student as a good example if there were other Slytherins who were doing better.    

In Borgin and Burkes, if JKR had wanted to show that Draco was really towards the lower end of the class, she could have done so by having Lucius note that not only were his marks worse than "Mudbloods", they were worse than Weasley's  

His quips are sometimes quite witty (pets that sting, bite and burn) and he's a nosy little schemer, which you can't be if you're totally thick. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Wanda Sherratt" <wsherratt3338 at rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 15:15:50 
To:HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HPforGrownups] How good a student is Draco?

Real-To:  "Wanda Sherratt" <wsherratt3338 at rogers.com>

I was wondering if Snape favours Draco purely because of his family 
connections, or because he sees in him a resemblance to himself at 
that age, or if perhaps he might reasonably be good at Potions?  I 
know at the beginning of CoS Lucius Malfoy makes a remark about 
Draco having poor grades, but I wonder if we can really take that at 
face value.  Lucius is one of those cold, punishing fathers, and he 
may be the sort who would be dissatisfied no matter what Draco 
does.  He mentions that Hermione beat Draco on every exam, but 
compared to Hermione, practically anyone would come off badly.  Are 
there any other passages that give a clear idea of whether Draco is 
a good or a poor student?

Wanda




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