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

[princesspeaette]

No: HPFGUIDX 77741


Margaret:
 
>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.

Geoff: 
> Cleveland Ohio or County of Cleveland UK? :-)

Well originally I meant OH (I'm in Ohio, the county didn't leap to 
mind)

Margaret:  
>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.


Margaret again:

I didn't mean it as a comment on Harry's behavior.  I was trying to 
be a bit sympathetic to Draco's (possible) position.  I think Harry 
was perfectly justified (maybe even restrained) in his response 
(especially after that "the Weasleys all have red hair and more 
children than they can afford" comment). I think Draco probably has 
some serious problems dealing with rejection.  He's been taught that 
purity of blood is everything, and can't believe that someone else 
would think that was meaningless.  The description of Harry was from 
Draco's perspective.


~Margaret