[HPforGrownups] Re: CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 9, The Woes of Mrs. Weasley - Discussion Questions

[Janet Anderson]

No: HPFGUIDX 88521

"Arya" <dequardo at waisman.wisc.edu> said:

>I disagree about Draco being a top student.  I just reread CoS this
>past weekend and came upon the scene in Borgin and Burkes where Draco
>is eyeing the Hand of Glory.  Paraphrasing here, but after Mr. Morgin
>says, "Best friend of theives ans plunders." Then Lucius says, "I
>would hope my son grows up to be more than a theif or plunder." and
>also says, "Although, if his marks don't improve, I daresay that's
>all he'll be qualified to do."

Oh, I think he probably is smart.  The impression I got from that scene is 
not that Draco is getting bad grades, but that Lucius is furious because 
Draco (along with the rest of the students) isn't getting better grades than 
Hermione, and thinks he should be outperforming a Mudblood on principle.  
Draco's excuse about teachers having favorites may be just that, an excuse, 
or he may actually believe it, on the theory that otherwise of *course* he'd 
get better grades than any Mudblood ...


Janet Anderson

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