Why did Harry hate Draco at first sight?

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No: HPFGUIDX 112656

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "romuluslupin1"
<romuluslupin1 at y...> wrote:
> Why did Harry hate Draco at 
> first sight? He specifically thinks that he hates this boy more than 
> Dudley. Why? Granted, Draco is rather obnoxious, a snob and a half, 
> whatever. At the time Dudley was surely worse than a boy he'd met 
> for 5 minutes? Dudley's been tormenting him for 11 years, for Pete's 
> sake. 

Harry did not hate Draco at first sight. I have not read my copy of SS
in a while, but from what I recall, they first met at the robes
fitting room when he shopped with Hagrid and then thought he disliked
him because he thought him spoiled and arrogant (both true...) and
because he put down Hagrid and muggleborn wizards. Later he meets him
again on the train where Draco behaves very obnoxiously to Ron (with
whom Harry already became friends after chatting for hours on the
train) and then tells Harry he should make friends with him and not
with riff raff like Ron (or something along these lines). After Harry
refuses, Draco orders his cronies to steal their candies. Later on the
relationship just continues to deteriorate, partly owing to the
preferential treatment that Draco gets from Snape (and Harry from
McGonnagal sometimes, as in having him in the quidditch team before he
would normally be eligible).

The difference between Draco and Dudley is that Harry views Dudley as
rather harmless - he is spoiled and physically strong and aggressive,
but also very stupid and easy to get around. More like Crabbe or
Goyle, I'd say (whom Harry does not hate, just disdains). Draco is as
spoiled as Dudley but also a lot smarter and inherently more evil,
thus can (and does) cause Harry much more harm than Dudley ever has.

Salit