Is Lucius Malfoy Abusive?

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Magda:
I think Lucius has a pretty clear-eyed view of Draco's character 
("my son the cowardly wimp") and he takes steps to make sure that 
Draco doesn't know more than he has to, such as the whole Heir of 
Slytherin thing in COS.

Hannah:
I think Lucius views Draco more as a fashion accessory than anything 
else. 

Bookworm:
Lucius is a power-hungry, status-conscious, bigoted, control freak.  
He is emotionally abusive to Draco.

I think Hannah is right that Lucius doesn't see Draco as an 
individual.  Draco is expected to bring additional honor to the 
Malfoy name.  Unfortunately, he is not outstanding in terms of 
intelligence, ability, etc.  Because Draco isn't a child prodigy, 
Lucius has been denigrating him for years – the "Can't
you do anything right?" kind of criticism.  It isn't
surprising Draco is a cowardly wimp (<vision of the incredible 
bouncing ferret>).  He looks up to his father and 
seeks his approval but will never get it.  

"frugalarugala"
In my two-cents, the Malfoys are the parallels of the Dursleys, so 
if you count Dudley as abused, if you consider over-indulgence and 
witnessing of abusive behavior as abuse... I doubt Draco is abused 
in any criminally actionable sense, but he's definitely being raised 
with a warped sense of values and I can easily imagine Lucius being 
an aloof, manipulative father.

Bookworm:
Good analogy, although I'd say the Malfoys are the polar opposite 
rather than parallels of the Dursleys.  Both Draco and Dudley have 
warped values. But where nothing is too good for Diddy Duddykins, 
Draco is never good enough.

Ravenclaw Bookworm