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

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 71313

 
 
Darrin -
 
 
But again, why is this Harry's problem? 
 
Me -

I'm really beginning to lose patience here. As the person who started this
thread and I have both pointed out *No One Is Saying It Is Harry's Problem*
Is that clear? We are saying that Draco was genuinely trying to make a
friend - the fact that he went about it the wrong way is neither here nor
there. We were discussing whethere he was making an effort to befriend Harry
and he was.

Darrin -
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.
 
Me -

I don't think HGarry felt Draco was being insincere at all he just disagreed
with him totally.

Darrin --
 
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 - 
Where are you getting the idea that we think Harry should have accepted
draco's offer of friendship or tried to explain to him where he was going
wrong. *Read* what we are saying.
 
Darrin - 
Movie poisoning.
 
In the book. Hagrid said it.

Me -

My mistake I thought it was Ron in the book and Hagrid in the film. but
really who cares who said it? My point was that Harry knew very little about
any of the houses except what he had been told and what he had been told was
biased and not totally correct

K