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

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 125227

> SSSusan:
> As long as you would also cut James & Sirius some slack for the 
> pensieve scene with Snape by saying they were just *kids.*  If you 
> do, then you're consistent in your view.  If you don't, then I'd 
> point out that they're close to one & the same thing: mean, nasty, 
> bullying behavior from 15-year-olds.<


Well, I'll cut Sirius some slack because I really believe that aside
from his undoubted love for James, his friendship with Remus and a
moderate fondness for those members of his family who were least like
his parents, Sirius really was (up to his death) an ammoral guy who
thought that if he didn't like someone it was a good enough reason to
go after them.  Part of his overall "I'm a Black, I don't have to
explain myself" genetic coding.  (He inherited more than the house
from his parents, after all.)  

I will not cut James nearly as much slack because James was
intelligent and if he had a happy homelife with good, decent parents
should have known better than to do what he did for no other reason
than that his pal was bored.  Sorry ideology-fans, but that's canon. 
James was blessed with the good things in life (and I don't include
money) and he should have known that what he was doing was wrong. 
Lily certainly did.

I don't believe we're expected to see Draco as any kind of real
threat to Harry (to Ron, that's another thing).  As Betsy says, he's
never tried to levitate anyone upside down.  On the other hand, he's
such a spineless little git up til the end of OOTP that anything
involving risk, initiative, a minimum amount of daring and
intelligence is frankly beyond his capabilities.  

Probably his "best" moments so far have been trying to zark Harry for
insulting his mom (while overlooking the fact that Harry actually
insulted him) - granted, Harry's back was turned but Draco didn't
check to see if a teacher was around first and didn't care that there
were abundant witnesses - this is Herculean courage for Draco.  The
other highlight of his career was his co-operation with Rita Skeeter
in her animagus form during OOTP - he was involved in heavy duty
anti-Harry stuff and he managed not to brag about it or otherwise
spill the beans!  Draco CAN be discreet when he wants to; who'd a
thought it?

Magda


		
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