More-More Thoughts about Draco

[Tamara]

No: HPFGUIDX 129758

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Derek Thorburn" 
<dc.thorburn at n...> wrote:
> >> 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

I feel it is important to remember why Draco dislikes Hagrid so much. 
It's because he isn't a pureblood. From what we know, which isn't 
much, Draco only judges people based on their bloodline. I think it 
is JKR's way of showing that we learn hate and discrimation. If Draco 
had been raised by different parents, who knows what he would truly 
be like.

Tamara