[HPforGrownups] Re: OoP: Abused!Draco, Hermione, Snape

[Lark Austin-Black]

No: HPFGUIDX 67838


--- darrin_burnett <bard7696 at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> And you know what, Harry has suffered about 100
> times more abuse than 
> Draco ever did and has somehow turned out OK. Ron
> grew up poor, 
> especially compared to Draco, and isn't a bullying
> little twerp like 
> Draco. 
> 
> Draco has chosen to be mean to other kids.
> Upbringing only earns you 
> so much of an excuse.
> 
> Darrin

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I see what you are saying, however, as much as I
dislike Draco's sassy "I'm the center of the universe"
attitude, I've known people like this, and yes, even
at the age of 18, 19 they had that attitude, it was
ingrained in them since they were small children, and
it is a trait that the people they look up to have in
multitudes...I am not making "excuses" for Draco, as I
really feel like people should just treat everyone
equally and not discriminate, etc...but, again I can't
really blame all of Draco's attitude on his personal
thoughts, feelings.  I mean, yeah, it's his choice to
use other students as scapegoats for his "inadequate"
life...he has little sense of how things he says hurt
others, and doesn't really care if they do...but,
still, it takes a strong person, strong in character
and strong in heart to take what you have been taught
all your life and throw it away for something
else...whether we see it as bad or good...I guess my
main point is that Draco is weak, and seems very
influenced by others (not students, but like his
father, etc.)...he is one of the "popular sheep" like
so many of us knew in school--they needed to have
"followers" who they could boss around to make
themselves feel more important (Crabbe and Goyle)...I
believe, however, that it is something he is still
able to grow out of, and hope that should that happen,
others will be more willing to forgive him that Snape
was to forgive James and Sirius for being such jerks
at that same age...

~LA-B

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