possible Draco clue

[vmonte]

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>imamommy wrote:
I had kind of an epiphany about Draco today. Whatever else he might
be, I think he's kind of an antithesis to Ron, not to Harry. Here
are my comparisons, and contrasts, that lead me to think the two
correspond to one another in the context of the plot:
1. Draco and Ron are both pureblood.
2. Ron has a warm, loving, large, family on a tight budget. Draco
has a cold, distanced, small family on the wizarding equivalent of
JKR's stock portfolio.
3. Both boys tried to befriend Harry. Draco even set himself up as
a sort of rival to Ron. Harry chose to be Ron's friend; he became
his best friend. Draco became his personal school bully.
4. Ron crushes on Hermione; Draco despises her.
5. Ron and Draco's fathers also have a history of being pitted
against one another.
6. Ron reacts more strongly to Draco's bullying than Harry or
Hermione (IMO). Then Draco launches a massive bully campaign against
Ron in OOP. Ron overcomes it to become a brilliant goalkeeper in the
last quidditch match in the book.
7. Ron is depicted as brave and willing to sacrifice himself; Draco
is depicted as somewhat cowardly and self-preserving.

What's my point? Well, I'm not sure. I was hoping maybe you all
could help me connect the dots. I suspect either an alliance between
them, or a showdown, or both. One other thing, about what Ron saw in
the Mirror of Erised: pure speculation, but I think that Draco might
have seen something similar, finally rising above everyone to impress
his father. Quidditch Captain and Head Boy to boot.

So why is Draco not a worthy match for Harry? Because he only needs
to be a match for Ron.

vmonte responds:
I agree with you completely. If Ron is noble and brave, Draco is 
definitely common and cowardly. Their rivalry seems more like the 
rivalry that was between James and Snape. (I wonder why Snape was 
called "Snivelus" in school?) I suspect that Draco will eventually 
try to hurt Ron by going after Hermione.

Vivian