Draco & Snape (Re: Wondering.... about Snape & McGonagall)

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> barmaid:
> 
> OK, I admit that I may have been tainted by some fanfic... but I 
> think this idea is as supported by canon as many others we find in 
> this group... so here goes.
> 
> Isn't it possible that Snape sees some of himself in Draco.  We 
see a 
> hint in CoS that Lucius is not really a kind and loving father.  I 
do 
> think that Snape *has* to make sure Draco does not report anything 
> suspicious back to dear old dad, but I also think that he may care 
> about Draco, may relate to him in some way.  I can imagine a Snape 
> that wants to win Draco over or at least be a person Draco can 
trust 
> when things go wrong for him -- which they have now that Lucius 
has 
> been exposed.  

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Potioncat:
I'm of two minds about Draco.  In general I think he's just a rotten 
kid.  You know the type, the kid who picks on other kids.  He's bad 
in first grade and he's still bad in 12th grade.  I knew a kid like 
that in school and my son suffers from one now. I think that JKR has 
indicated that Draco is a lost cause.

On the other hand, I hate to think any kid is "destined" to be bad. 
And I hate the thought that no one would step forward and 
intervene.  But I don't see anything in canon that indicates that 
Snape has done anything positive for Draco. If anything, he's just 
another tool in Snape's information gathering job. Which is almost 
worse than what Snape does to Harry. As Head of House he does have a 
responsibility to Draco.

And it's OK for JKR to write Draco this way.  She's showing us this 
rotten kid that we all seem to meet along the way.  The one that 
never changes.

But I would be very happy to be wrong!

Potioncat