[HPforGrownups] Does JKR want us to hate Draco? (was: Re: Admonishing Snape)

[Katherine Coble]

No: HPFGUIDX 129637


On May 28, 2005, at 12:00 PM, festuco wrote:

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nrenka" <nrenka at y...> wrote:
>
>  > Massive projection.  Most all Draco defenses (and I include our
>  > arguments in this) involve going "Oh, that action wasn't that
>  > bad...", "He was just following Lucius' lead", "His motivation
>  isn't
>  > really what he said it was", "He was actually trying to help in the
>  > only way he knew", "He's just an ignorant kid", etc.
>
>  Gerry
>
>  I totally agree. I want to add that it is not only Tom Felton who is a
>  pretty boy, Draco in the books also is quite good looking. Contrary to
>  Dudley, Crabby or Goyle, who never get excuses for behaving like the
>  moronic baddies they are. When you are handsome, you just cannot be
>  evil. Especially not when you are just a kid. I think a lot of people
>  have problems believing a nice looking boy, who is also fairly
>  intelligent can really be bad. Not only being raised that way, but
>  actively embracing the values he inherited.
>
> <many good points snipped>

>  Draco was faking his injury, he let his dad bully the committee and
>  sat back and enjoyed the show. I cannot imagine how anybody can find
>  anything redeeming here.
>
>  Gerry
>
>
>

K:

ITA.  I've never been a woman who is attracted to "the bad boys", but I 
know that many are.  I must admit that I am beyond _mystified_ at 
anyone who is attracted to Snape, Draco, Lucius, etc.   Thank G-d 
Sauron was just a big eye.   I fear that there would be women who love 
him, too.

I can't wait to hear how many people are swooning over Voldemort once 
he is played by the "dreamy" Ralph Fiennes.


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