Questions concerning Snape and Lucius

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 56939

Kriselda wrote:

 Here he (Snape) is, this knowledgeable, powerful, 
> great wizard, and everyone focuses their attention on a fool boy 
who's only *real* claim to fame is that he managed not to get killed. 

Wellllll... considering that everyone else V-mort targeted HAD gotten 
killed by the exact same spell, it still is quite a feat, isn't it?

And if Snape is so insecure as to feel threatened by a first-year who 
has been living with the Muggliest Muggles anyone has ever seen, then 
that says loads more about Snape's character than it does Harry's.


> I think Snape also sees Malfoy as sort of a younger version of 
himself - 
> another talented and potentially powerful wizard who's getting 
overshadowed 
> by a Potter, and that's why he tend to favour Malfoy as much as he 
does.
> 


Hold on there. Draco is rich, spoiled and pureblood. 

He's got enough money to be able to buy his way onto the House 
Quidditch team -- so he's going to be better off than any Weasley.

He's constantly getting pampered by his parents, all those snacks 
from the Eagle Owl and the Quidditch brooms -- so he's got more of a 
home support system than Harry.

He's pureblood, which, in the Fudge-run ministry, will get him hired 
faster, and treated better on the job than Hermione, who is more 
talented and smarter.

Tell me again how Draco has it worse off and needs favoring? 

I know MY answer. Draco lacks what the Trio has, namely Ron's 
courage, Harry's skills, and Hermione's brains. So of course, he 
needs a leg up in the form of having a teacher take away points that 
he himself couldn't earn.

Darrin
-- I myself think Snape favors Draco so as to not blow his cover and 
really hates the little git.