[HPforGrownups] Draco's siblings? (was Re: Who knows Tom Riddle is Voldemort

[The Fox]

No: HPFGUIDX 55657

From: "Alexandra Y. Kwan" <litalex at slashyalex.com>
>herm - own - ninny wrote:

>>for the life of me remember who). They said something like: Draco has all 
>>the bad qualities of the baby in the family, implying that he is likely to 
>>have an older sibling. Whoever said this, can you elaborate? This seems 
>>like a really interesting idea, so I'd love to hear your theory on it.
>
>Well, it could also just be the 'only child' syndrome. In fact, I have a 
>lot of those qualities, even though I'm the elder of two children.  Then 
>again, I was pretty spoiled before my parents had my younger sister.
>
>Back to Draco, which specific qualities? :-)

It was me, and I said Draco has all the worst qualities of both only 
children *and* babies-of-the-family, and none of the best ones, which makes 
me suspect he's one of those kids who's younger by quite a long way -- like 
ten or eleven years.  (Stay tuned for fictional exploration of this.  [g])

As for which qualities:  he's spoiled rotten, I believe you'll agree.  Has a 
sense of entitlement a mile wide.  Needs, apparently on some visceral level, 
to be the center of attention.  All of this, I agree, screams "only child" 
more than "youngest child" -- but in addition to expecting to be fawned upon 
by adults, he expects to be the center of attention among other children, as 
well.  He reacts very badly when Harry declines to be his friend, for 
example, and doesn't do at all well when Goyle (or is it Crabbe?) speaks up 
(granted that it's either Harry or Ron doing the speaking, but Draco doesn't 
know that).  In CoS, which I don't have in front of me, he complains to his 
father that his grades are as low as they are because the teachers have 
favorites, specifically naming Hermione.  And in PoA, when his arm is in the 
sling, he plays Snape like a stringed instrument in the 
making-Ron-shred-his-daisy-roots incident.  This is a kid who knows how to 
relate to other kids -- to his greatest advantage.  That's a youngest child 
(of several), if I'm any judge.

Let me just be very clear that, although I'm an eldest (of two, by three 
years) myself, I know many, many youngest children (my own brother among 
them) who are in no way obnoxious, and many more who are obnoxious but not 
for reasons traceable to birth order.  :-)  Also, many only children who are 
happy, well-adjusted, etc.

I just happen to think Draco Malfoy isn't such a person.

Fox

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