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

[amanitamuscaria1]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
> <dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> 
snipsnip
> > Therefore, Harry's POV for example to me has nothing to do with 
> how 
> > I view Draco, because no matter through which character I will 
> look 
> > at Draco, I will still hear about "mudbloods who will die first"( 
> > paraphrase of course)
> 
> Geoff:
> Bear in mind though that when Draco said this, he was 12.
> 
> I know from my own personal experience and that of dealing with guys
> of that age over many years that young gentlemen of 12 can be very
> bloodthirsty in their thinking; and they don't always think through
> the consequences of what carrying out their fantasies would mean.
> 
> Just look at the exchange of insults and ribaldry that takes place
> in the rivalry over football teams just as one example......

AmanitaMuscaria now:
I've just been reading this thread with great interest.
A couple of points occur to me:
The Marauders, although not attacking  'Mudbloods', appear to have 
the same general attitude towards 'The Dark Side'. Now, because it's 
the 'Dark Side', we find that acceptable, but this produces the 
Slytherin = evil attitude that the Sorting Hat is arguing against.
The second thing is combining two things that have been said by JKR - 
(and I paraphrase) firstly, that Draco will come to a sticky end, 
secondly, Dumbledore says that death is not the worst that can happen.
What do you suppose Draco would feel if he were responsible in some 
key and very public way for Voldemort's downfall? Especially if his 
parents were alive and able to tell him exactly what they thought of 
him? I suspect that would be much worse for someone who very much 
needs approval. 
Much as Geoff says, we all say things when we're young, some of us do 
things when we're young, that we wouldn't think of doing with a bit 
more wisdom. 
Lily married James, after all, not that long after the Snape 
incidents, and I don't believe there was any coercion in the 
marriage. 
Cheers, in anticipation.
AmanitaMuscaria