[HPforGrownups] Redeemed!Draco and the Loss of a Bully

[herm - own - ninny]

No: HPFGUIDX 56025

>From: Draco Demoiselle <dracodemoiselle at yahoo.com>
>Ron's declarations about Slytherins and certain
>families (Malfoy) are just as insulting and prejudiced
>as Draco's insinuations about Muggle-borns. Perhaps he
>doesn't use a word as nasty as Mudblood. But that's
>just because we don't know of any equally insulting.
>I'm sure Ron would use it on Malfoy if it existed! Our
>heros are not beyond reproach.

Just had to say - excellent post. Draco really isn't *that* bad is he? This 
makes Redeemed!Draco slightly more plausible. But anyway, I won't go 
starting that discussion for the upteenth time <g>. I was going to agree 
with you on the above statement, that Ron can be just as nasty as Malfoy, 
and yet he's one of the "good guys" and we see his friendly side much more 
often than his bad, so we tend to ignore the nastiness. For example, Draco 
often takes a lot of heat for his "I hope it's Granger" statement in Cos. 
Ron, in GoF, states that he'd like to see Malfoy fall off a cliff (and by 
implication die), and yet no one is waving Evil!Ron flags at this.

However, while I agree that the "good guys" can be just as prejudiced and 
insulting as the bad, there is still a major difference. Ron's nasty remarks 
are almost always reactive, while Draco's are proactive. Ron does not 
actively seek Malfoy out in order to insult him, but Draco does this 
constantly, and is therefore much more at fault.

dina

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