[HPforGrownups] Re: Elkins' Draco Malfoy Is Ever So Lame. (But not sympathetic)

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 124509



Hi,

Sunday, February 13, 2005, 8:16:42 PM, horridporrid03 wrote:

> Betsy:
> So if the teacher is Hagrid and the student is Draco, not paying
> attention and the resulting disaster is the fault of arrogance on the
> part of the student.  But, if the teacher is Snape and the student is
> Neville, then not paying attention and the resulting disaster is the
> fault of arrogance on the part of... the teacher?  (Maybe it's the
> old, Slytherin = evil default? <g>)

Hm, wait a second...

Is Hagrid known to scare students to the point where they
can't concentrate for fear of making a mistake?
Does he treat certain ones with constant disdain, take
points for various made up reasons etc.?

This comparison doesn't work.

Neville makes mistakes out of a justified fear of his
teacher. Draco is just being an arrogant git who thinks he
doesn't need to pay attention when "someone like Hagrid"
dares to try and teach him anything.

And I'll have to go back and read up on the h/c angle
presented. I suspect it doesn't work that way for many
women (I'm referring to the romance thing: Man gets hurt,
woman falls all over herself to comfort him).

I love certain h/c scenarios, but I actually have to like
the guy, and usually prefer a friend to provide the comfort
(and not in a romantic way, either).

Draco as a candidate for h/c? Not for me! I actually have to
like the guy in general and that's not an option with Draco.

I also don't remember him being brave and stoic when being
hurt, and usually he brought whatever hurt he suffered onto
himself by being nasty to someone else.
That's not the way to garner much sympathy from most people,
especially if he is only hurt a little, and embarrasses
himself by pretending it's something major.

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 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at vcem.com