Detour (Was Re: Draco chapter)

[amanitamuscaria1]

No: HPFGUIDX 117219


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ms_luna_knows" 
<klevasseur at e...> wrote:
snipsnipsnip
> 
> Karen here,
> Has anyone considered a theory that Draco's detour is more of a
> personal detour- more of 
> crisis of self?  Considering that Lucius is now a Known DE, not an
> assumed one, LM will 
> surely lose a great deal of his perceived power within the WW and so
> will Draco at 
> Hogwarts.  Think about what Draco bases who he is on;  being from a
> pure blood, very 
> wealthly, powerful family.  Lucius will/should lose the powerful 
part
> for sure, at least in 
> the MoM,   Can't see the new MoM letting in ANY Known DE.  

AmanitaMuscaria here - I'm not sure that is so. 
There's a question of survival - whether one buys in to the 
DE/Voldything analysis of pureblood/mudblood, there is still a 
decrease in numbers of wizards.
This may be due to the first VoldyWar, it may not. The fact that 
there are empty classrooms (Firenze), Ron's saying they would have 
died out if wizards and muggles hadn't intermarried, and the question 
around numbers of children attending the school seem to indicate that 
there used to be more wizards and witches than there are now.
So although the WW may not accept the pureblood thesis, there seems 
to me to be an acceptance and ambivalence towards dark wizards and 
witches in the general WW as well as the Ministry.
I can see the new MoM letting the DEs go with a slap on the wrist if 
they haven't been directly accused of murdering a witch or wizard 
with pull. I can see Harry being almightily cheesed off by it all.
With that cheerful thought, I think Draco will concentrate on maybe 
learning some real nastiness, and the 'detour' may involve a little 
visit to Moldyvort...

> Therefore Draco will lose 
> "bragging rights"...I don't know if we'll hear too much more about
> what is father will do, or 
> who his father will report to at the MoM...But then Draco may figure
> out that his father has 
> more "power" because of his association with LV.  At least people
> will fear LM and that gives 
> him a certain type of power.. Draco will come to bask in that.   
> I think Draco will have 
> a "detour" because of his crisis, but will make his way back to be
> the same obnoxious git 
> we have grown to loath.

AmanitaMuscaria again - as above, Draco might become much more than 
the obnoxious git; he might even acquire some real venom and become a 
bit more believable. I can only hope!
Cheers. AM