OoP: Abused!Draco, Hermione, Snape

[jenny_ravenclaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 67443

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Melanie Black wrote:
 
>I am amazed that people don't see the abused Draco.  His father was 
cruel to him, and he was also very intent to make him no that he is 
not living up to his expectations for him.  
>  
> To me when a man is  clearly cruel and belittles his son it's 
abuse...maybe not physical abuse but psychological abuse is just the 
same.>

I'm amazed that you think a father who cares about his son's grades is 
cruel and belittling.  Would he be a better father if he accepted any 
grades his son brought home, even if he knew his son could do better?  
Isn't a good thing for parents to have expectations?  It's not like 
Lucius said "Draco, you are a loser.  I can't believe you are my son, 
you moron, you idiot, you dunce."  He simply expressed disappointment, 
as my parents were known to do occasionally when I behaved poorly or 
clearly didn't earn the grades I was capable of.

Look, Lucius is no Father of the Year kind of dad.  We all know that.  
He is intent on teaching his son racist, hateful ideals.  
Unfortunately, though, this does not make him a father who neglects or 
physically/mentally abuses his son.  Sure, we'd all get warm fuzzies 
if we saw Lucius give Draco a big hug, but he's not a cruel father 
because he's a bit distant.  It is what he teaches Draco that is the 
problem, not how he is teaching Draco.

--jenny from ravenclaw *****************************