Elkins' Draco Malfoy...Who the heck is Elkin?

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>>vmonte:
>Draco did buy his way onto the team. He is a loser!

Betsy:
Massive assumption there.  His father told Draco he would buy him a 
racing broom (no plural).  Draco was asking about presents at that 
time.  Why didn't his father say, "Ooh, just wait my sweet little 
Draco-kins.  I've got a huge surprise in store for you!"  Instead of 
course, he calls his son an idiot in front of a stranger.

Plus, why on earth would Draco *need* his father to buy him a place 
on the team.  He's the second best Seeker at Hogwarts.  Harry is one 
of the few Seekers he looses to. (Does Slytherin ever loose except to 
Gryffindor?  I seem to recall that they don't.)  And one of the times 
Draco looses it's because *Harry* is the one with the flashy broom.  
(So I guess you think Harry is a spoiled loser?)

>>vmont:
>This is the reason that Draco is justified in hating Hermione and 
calling her a mud**ood?<

Betsy:
Eh, I'd recommend better language, Draco looses points he may have 
gained because of it.  But yes, Draco is perfectly justified in his 
anger.  Hermione was acting like an insufferable twit in that scene; 
she attacked without provocation. 

>>vmonte:
<snip>
>If Draco and Snape are now what people put up on a pedestal, what 
does that say about our society?<

Betsy:
Oh, folks aren't putting Snape and Draco up on a pedestal.  They just 
want to shag them. <vbeg>

>>vmonte:
<snip>
>Draco hangs out with Crab and Goyle, and Harry hangs out with 
Hermione and Ron. I think you get my point.<

Betsy:
I don't know that Crabbe and Goyle are what you'd call bosom buddys 
for Draco.  I imagine that Draco is rather lonely at times.  Part of 
the reason I have sympathy for him.

>>vmonte:
<snip of what I hope was not a personal attack, because that would 
lessen your arguments just as much as Draco's own language issues 
lessen his.>
>The reason why Draco hates Hermione is because he will never be as 
good a wizard as Hermione is a witch. It's called jealousy.<

Betsy:
I agree that this is one of the reasons Draco (hate is a strong word, 
I think) dislikes Hermione.  His father uses her as a weapon against 
him.  Of course Draco starts to resent the cause of his pain.  
(Though if Draco really is second only to Hermione in the school 
standings it does stand to reason that he'd be better than her at 
*some* subjects.  He's better at flying than she is for example.)

>>vmonte:
>Hermione is also a constant reminder of how illogical racism is. 
<snip>
>Hermione is a constant reminder of how the DE mentality/agenda 
fails.<

Betsy:
She is, yes.  JKR does a good job with that.  Though Hermione can 
also showcase how different the WW can appear to outsiders.  Her 
horror over the house-elves and Ron's surprise at her horror are good 
examples of that.  I think, as Hermione calms down her tendency 
towards self-righteousness (which I think she's doing) she could 
become a good force for change within the WW.

Betsy, who is little surprised at the anger her post seems to have 
raised.