More-More Thoughts about Draco

[Derek Thorburn]

No: HPFGUIDX 129739

>> Gerry:
>> Could you explain to me why you see the Buckbeak incident as 
>> a schoolboy thing? For me this incident is so utterly evil. 
>> The casual disregard for life and other people's suffering 
>> Draco displays here are to me examples of him being really 
>> evil. Nothing schoolboy there.

<snip>

> Sherry now:
> <snip> However, for me, the true nasty evil in the Buckbeak 
> incident is Draco's desire to hurt Hagrid.  He revels in 
> Hagrid's pain and grief and makes fun of him over it. <snip>


As we read 'Prisoner of Azkaban', we note, in Chapter 6, that 
Malfoy and his two companions weren't listening when Hagrid 
clearly told the two assembled classes that once having received 
the return bow, no insult must be levelled at the creatures in question.  They were both chatting and, once having received 
Malfoy's insult, Buckbeak struck.  From the start, Hagrid's 
number 1 priority was the safety of his students.  Malfoy then 
saw Buckbeak's attack as the perfect opportunity to get one back 
on Hagrid.  I feel he is a malicious character, but we must 
remember that the authoress is dealing in these novels with 
various situations which do occur at school, eg, bullying, 
favouritism shown by teachers, etc. We note that from his first meeting with Harry, Malfoy plainly shows his dislike of Hagrid.

Derek