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

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No: HPFGUIDX 77729

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "marika_thestral" 
<marika_thestral at y...> wrote:
Yes, Draco is raised to follow the Dark Arts. He keeps walking in 
his father's footsteps without trying to see things from different 
perspectives before he makes his choices. He obviously thinks very 
highly of his father and wants to please him. <snip>

RB responds: 
I read the scene where Draco meets Harry on the train in 2 different 
ways:
1. Harry is the one who defeated Voldemort. As a Death Eater, he 
might have told Draco to make friends with him to get his "power" on 
their side.  Think of how people would react if "The Boy Who Lived" 
became buddy-buddy with one of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's followers.
2. Draco knew that Harry had been away from the wizarding world and 
wouldn't know how to get around in it.  He might have planned to 
become Harry's mentor and gain some of Harry's notoriety.  And I 
don't mean in the sharing-kind of way that Ron does.  Remember the 
Slytherins are known for their cunning and ambition.

Margaret:
C&G are too stupid to do any independent resoning of their own, they 
just do what they're told. 
Marika:
So it seems. But Draco is not stupid, so what on earth is he getting 
out of this friendship, besides always being backed up in whatever 
he says?

RB responds:
They are the brawn to his brains. I see Draco leading his gang 
(Crabbe and Goyle) just like Dudley has Piers, Malcolm and Gordon as 
his "faithful gang" (OoP, p10 & 12). Not that Dudley is a brain. <g>)

Ravenclaw Bookworm