First meetings HP/DM, JP/SS was Re: Always bothered me

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 71310


> I think this is a very sanitized version of that conversation. I 
> mean, Draco isn't exactly giving Harry a good vibe the entire time.
>  
> (snipped summary of Draco's inept attempt at befriending Harry)
>  
> Yes, let's become friends with this kid. 
>  
> Me -
> 
> But that's not the point. The fact is Draco seemed to genuinely be 
>trying to make a friend. He says and does *exactly* the wrong things 
to achieve that result but that doesn't make his effort any less 
>sincere.


But again, why is this Harry's problem? 

I mean, someone can be sincere or insincere -- and Harry definitely 
felt that Draco was being insincere, and when it comes to choosing 
friends, why shouldn't Harry have the right to make that judgement? --
 but if they are inept and say the wrong things, that's not the 
recipient's fault.

 I'll recap. Draco seemed more interested in knowing whether James 
and Lily were purebloods than expressing sympathy for their deaths.

If someone is so far gone as to not realize that is not the way to 
win friends and influence people, then why should Harry have to waste 
his time teaching him?


> Me -
> 
> Actually I don't think Harry's decision to be in Gryffindor has 
much to do> with his attitudes or goals at all. he doesn't want to be 
in Slytherin because the boy he's made friends with has told him 
that "there's not a witch or wizard that went bad that wasn't in 
Slytherin" (which as we all know is incorrect). 

Movie poisoning.

In the book. Hagrid said it. After he told Harry that the piece of 
filth that killed his parents was a Slytherin. Maybe Harry has more 
reason that just "propaganda" to want to stay out of that house, hm?

For Harry to want to be in the House that produced the beast that 
killed his parents AND produced most of his followers is nothing 
short of a profanity against his parents' memory. 

I have no doubt that Harry will come to an awareness and eventually 
accept the few, and it will likely be few, "good Slyths" that come 
out of the next two books. But to expect an 11-year-old to do that is 
asking a shade much.

Darrin