Is Draco worse than James Was? (was: Does SSthink of DMas the son he never had)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 77671

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "princesspeaette" 
<princesspeaette at y...> wrote:
>  
> > 
> Margaret (me):
> 
> The last part first:  I don't see Draco coming to any great 
spiritual 
> epiphany, he seems to have pretty firmly chosen the dark side at 
the 
> end of OoP.  Maybe he will, I'm not saying it's impossible. Maybe 
> Pansy Parkinson will get killed and he'll realize Voldemort is evil 
> (and not in the warm fuzzy way).  He seems to have been raised to 
> follow the Dark Arts, and he doesn't seem to be rebelling like 
Sirius 
> did.  James was a basically good person who's ego was the size of 
> Cleveland.
>

Cleveland Ohio or County of Cleveland UK? :-)

 
> I don't see 'justification due to humiliation' as being Draco's 
> reasoning here.  The only people present when Harry turned down 
> Draco's offer of friendship were Ron, Crabbe, and Goyle.  Ron 
> obviously doesn't count in Draco's opinion, as we've seen numerous 
> times.  C&G are too stupid to do any independent resoning of their 
> own, they just do what they're told.  I think it might have been 
> Harry's holier than thou attitude, saying Draco was the "wrong 
sort" 
> of wizard, someone like Draco won't take kindly to someone who 
> doesn't think he's wonderful. 
> 
> 

Geoff:
I think that is an unfair comment about Harry. What was Draco's 
comment immediately prior to Harry's?:

"You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than 
others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong 
sort. I can help you there."

Now, if that isn't arrogant and holier-than-thou........(Also 
remember that DM had already been rather dismissive of non-purebloods 
at Madam Malkin's.

I think that HP's answer:

"I think I can tell the wrong sort sort for myself, thanks".

isn't necessarily directed straight at Draco. It's more a "mind your 
own business. Go away" sort of response.