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

[Marilyn Peake]

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Katherine Coble: 
> I hated Draco from the getgo.
> 
> Is she a bad author simply because there are particular people in 
this world who for some reason want to romanticize a character which is 
portrayed in the simplest of terms as bad?

Marilyn Peake: I think that the job of a good author is to reflect back 
the real world, even when the author does this through fantasy.  I 
think that J.K. Rowling does this extremely well.  In the real world, 
when newspapers and T.V. report that someone has been sentenced to 
prison for committing murder, a certain fan base will begin sending 
letters and marriage proposals to the prisoner.  J.K. Rowling has, in 
my opinion, created characters who seem real enough to be treated in 
the various ways in which people respond to others in the real world.  
In regard to Draco, I remember from my psychology courses that there is 
a "halo effect" attributed to attractive people and to tall people.  
Attractive people are automatically considered by more people to 
be "smart", "good", etc.  Tall people are more often hired for jobs.

Best Wishes,
Marilyn

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