Lucius Therories

[bugaloo37]

No: HPFGUIDX 44379

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., jodel at a... wrote:
><snip>Another hint of this is the fact that Draco starts spitting 
slurs at the whole Weasley family the minute he lays eyes on Ron on 
the Hogwarts express.  This all had to come from somewhere. <snip> 
Clearly Draco has been sent off to school well-primed by fulminations 
regarding penniless redheads who breed like rabbits from his father 
(who he clearly idolises). One glance at shabby, red-headed Ron is  
enough to identify him as "the enemy".
> 
> -JOdel

Your theory concerning Lucius and Arthur's past relationship would 
explain a lot.  And when you said all of Draco's venom had to come 
from somewhere, I agree.  But perhaps, IMO, it is merely based on 
Arthur's obvious fascination with muggles for whom Lucius has such an 
obvious abhorance.  In other words, Lucius and Arthur could have very 
well attended school together and formed not too positive opinions 
about each other, but IMO, the main bug in Lucius' bonnet is Arthur's 
willingness to befriend muggles and muggle-borns (the very quality I 
most admire in the Weasleys).  I believe that Draco is a just a 
smaller but just as venemous version of his father.  His comments 
regarding Hermione make me absolutely sick.  He is obviously 
parroting his father but this does not give him the right to be so 
despicably cruel.  I know there are those out there who seek to 
justify Draco's and Lucius' behavior.  IMO, there is no justification 
for one child (Draco) to actually wish for the death of another child 
(Hermione) based on her muggle-born status.  I know this thread 
concerns Lucius but as I stated above Draco is a reflection of his 
father.  In other words, in this case, the acorn does not fall far 
from the tree.

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