Hermione's Reaction to... Was: Re: Harry's first Kiss (i...

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, BrwNeil at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 7/13/2004 9:37:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> delwynmarch at y... writes:
> 
> Anasazi wrote :
> > He may not be the brightest boy when it comes to school (neither 
is 
> > Harry - the position belongs solely to Draco),
> On want canon is this based?  We've only ever seen Draco in 
Hagrid's class 
> and Snape's and I can't remember him being singled out as a gret 
student.
> 
> 
> Neil
> The Nefarious Court Jester of the Royal Family of Cliffies

It is more implied than anything else, but I got the idea from what 
his father said to him when they visited Nocturne Alley in CoS. 

Chamber of Secrets - Page 52 - At Flourish and Blotts (US Edition):
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"Though if his grades don't pick up," said Mr. Malfoy, more coldly 
still, "that maybe indeed all he is fit for --"

"It's not my fault," retorted Draco. "The teachers all have 
favorites. That Hermione Granger --"

"I would have thought you'd be ashamed that a girl of no wizard 
family beat you in every exam," snapped Mr. Malfoy.
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The problems seems to be that Hermione beat him, not that anybody 
else did. Plus, Draco is ambitious to say the least, and ambitious 
people tend to work hard to achieve what they want... well, they 
either work or they bribe, and since I don't believe any of the 
Hogwart's teachers are open to bribery (including Snape), I believe 
that Draco works hard in his studies (albeit for the wrong reasons).

Anasazi