[HPforGrownups] Draco and Lucius (was: Harry and starvation)

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 123855

> Compare that to Draco who in CoS yelled out, "You're next
> Mudbloods!" 
> in a fit of excitement in front of professors, no less, (and I 
> believe Dumbledore) after Mrs. Norris was attacked.  Not smooth. 
> At all.  Or let slip to the trio that his folks just might be out 
> with the hooligan Death Eaters in GoF, or that Sirius had been 
> spotted on platform 9 3/4 in OotP.  Draco likes to be center of 
> attention, and he doesn't care what secrets he might be spilling 
> to get there. (I'm 
> quite certain his father would not have been pleased at the Sirius 
> spill.)
>
> Betsy, 

Yes, they're definitely different; personally I think Lucius' best
moment in the series comes in COS when they're in Borgin's shop and
he shoots down all Draco's whining complaints with the practiced ease
of a man who's heard it all (too many times) before.  

Notice that Draco often quotes Lucius as "my father says....".  Not
"my father told me that...."  Sounds to me like Draco spends a lot of
time around the manor listening in on Lucius' conversations from
hiding places.  Does he go back to Hogwarts and brag to Snape about
everything he knows?  Bet you anything he does.

And of course, even though Draco is normally as dumb as a box of
rocks, he'd be one of the first customers of those Extendable Ears
that George and Fred were selling.  

Magda

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