Draco and Daddy (was: Why did Draco do it?)

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 125459


> Hannah:
> <snip>
> >I would also say that we don't really know how academically 
> competitive Draco is or isn't - there's not enough information.<
> 
> Betsy:
> there's the scene in OotP when Snape hands out Potion papers and 
> Draco acts shocked when Snape says some of the class failed, 
> IIRC.  

Valky:
Now IIRC Draco hides his result from the class after he says this, 
and I am not sure but I think Harry sees a low mark on Dracos paper 
before he can hide it.
OTOh I *do* think that Draco is academically competitive in some 
area, we just haven't seen it up close yet.



> 
> >>Betsy:
> >The sweets from home could be from Narcissa (out of love, out of 
> appearances?), they could be from a house-elf.  We don't know.<
> 
> >>Hannah:
> >I doubt the packages are from a house elf.  Dobby was the 
> Malfoy's house-elf and at no point has he ever shown any interest 
> in or affection for Draco. 

Valky:
I had been thinking about this very thing not long ago. Does anyone 
recall if Dobby and Draco *have* bumped into each other in Hogwarts?
Because I was wondering if Dobby did have a parental role in Draco's 
younger days, perhaps there is an affection between them that we 
have yet to see.

Imagine Dobby talking to Harry in a corridor one day and Draco 
chancing upon them. What would happen, would Draco be quietly 
thrilled to see his former carer, and then appalled to discover that 
he's befriended Harry Potter.


Hannah:
> I don't think that it's a case of poor-little-
> Draco being looked after by the kindly elves.  Even if the elves 
> make the packages themselves, it would be at the instruction of 
> Narcissa, so she must have some interest in her son.<

Valky:
Actually I kind of do think that there could be a poor little Draco, 
raised by Dobby, scenario, but there's nothing to base that on until 
we can find out more about Narcissa. So it's really speculative 
territory.


> 
> >>Hannah: 
> >We only see Draco once in the whole of that holiday, for all of 
> about ten minutes.  He might have been doing *anything.*  And 
> Lucius 
> is a governor at the school - I don't think he needs Draco's input 
> to be able to find out if anything major happens.  And for 
> everything else heir-related he has Snape - who should be reliable 
> from Lucius' POV on this matter.<
> 
> Betsy:
> I didn't think of Snape here (D'oh!).  He *would* be a good 
> informer.  Unless, maybe Lucius was making absolutely sure that no 
> one knew of his involvement?  

Valky:
How about they left Draco at Hogwarts over Christmas because they 
wer *to busy* buttering up the bureaucratic elite and getting Lucius 
the support he needed to get Dumbledore out of Hogwarts?
Too busy climbing the political and social ladder to spend christmas 
with their son, sounds about right to me.