Lucius Death in 6 or 7? ( was: Will Draco get out in Time?)

[ajlboston]

No: HPFGUIDX 77858

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ghinghapuss" <rredordead at a...> 
wrote:
> Margaret wrote:
> I don't see Draco coming to any great spiritual epiphany,...
> (snip)
> 
> Marikas response:
> (Snip)
> ... He obviously thinks very highly of his father and wants to 
please 
> him. He knew from the very beginning (snip) that he wanted to be in 
> Slytherin, like the rest of his family. He does what's expected 
from 
> him. He trust his father to know what's best for him, because  
that's 
> what matters to Draco - what's best for himself. Therefore I 
believe 
> that if Voldemort turns out to be bad for Lucius, Draco might 
realize 
> that Voldemort is bad for himself as well. So if something happens 
to 
> Lucius (besides having to spend some time in Azkaban) and Voldemort 
> is the one responsible, I can see Draco's image of the world 
> (including what's right and wrong) collapsing.
> 
> 
> Now me:
> Very interesting. Something is going to have to turn Draco around, 
> shift his perspective and enable the four houses of Hogwarts to 
> unite.  His anger right now at Harry for his father's imprisonment 
is 
> huge.  


I've always been surprised at Draco's lack of ability to see the big 
picture, history, or cause and effect, in cases where he is angry at 
Harry but doesn't realize that Draco's parents helped cause Harry's 
parents' deaths; he mocks Harry with the dementors but doesn't 
realize why Harry reacts so, again thanks to Draco's parents; he 
milks problems with Hagrid as much as he can even though it was 
Draco's own inattention that got him injured by Buckbeak; he reminds 
Harry on the train how there were sides to pick and Harry (and 
Cedric, unknowingly) were on the wrong one, without thinking 'well 
Harry wouldn't logically want to be on the side that killed his 
parents'; most ridiculsouly, he tells Harry "I'll kill you" for 
having caused Malfoy Sr. to go to prison, when Harry's never 
expressed anything of the sort to Draco for his parents' having 
caused the Potters' DEATHS!  This last part is too ridiculous.  

I wish someone would point out to him, You know, your dad and the 
Death Eaters caused Harry Potter's parents' deaths, did you notice? 
and see if he ignores or scoffs it off or has half a brain cell 
enlightened...

A.J.