Draco = Evil?(was: Elkins' Draco Malfoy Is Ever So Lame. )

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No: HPFGUIDX 125043


Betsy:
Though, I'd also point out that Draco has never done a similar thing 
to Harry.  Not that he wouldn't want to, of course.  But that JKR 
never wrote such a scene for Draco (which would *really* solidify 
his reputation as a nasty little bully) is an example of Draco's 
general failure to fulfill the "school bully" role, correctly.  
(Strangely enough, I think Fred and George fit that bill a bit 
better.)  Also, as far as we know, James and Sirius never recieved 
punishment for their behavior.  (And we *do* know that Sirius almost 
killed a fellow student, without much punishment.)  Which is also 
not typical for Draco.

Alla:

Draco dressed up as Dementor hoping that Harry will fall off his 
broom and falling from the broom could have nasty injuries after it, 
no? 

And we don't know that James and Sirius were never punished, 
actually. We only know that they were not expelled and Hogwarts has 
plenty of punishments besides that one. :)


Betsy:
(Even the dementor trick was meant to just throw Harry off his 
game.  I don't think Draco and Flint *really* thought Harry would 
pass out and fall off his broom.  They weren't real dementors after 
all.) 


Alla:

Draco knew how Harry reacted to real Dementor. Since he did not 
experience such reaction, I think he assumed that Harry reacted so 
badly to the looks of real Dementor. So, I think he meant exactly 
that.

JMO of course,

Alla