Harry Draco symmetry (was:The DDM or ESE Snape debate Continues!!)

[quick_silver71]

No: HPFGUIDX 162380

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "horridporrid03" 
<horridporrid03 at ...> wrote:
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> Betsy Hp:
> I have to say, I think this is a fascinating way of looking at the 
> scene.  I've read elsewhere about HBP being Draco's moment to 
really 
> come face to face with death.  I think it's very interesting to 
look at 
> GoF as a time when Draco comes face to face with pain. (I had been 
> about to say unfairness, but as a Slytherin, the outsider status 
and 
> the unfairness that goes with it is a bit of a given, I think.)

Quick_Silver:
Actually it was idea that HBP showed Death to Malfoy that got me 
thinking about other times in the series where Malfoy experienced 
something not unknown to Harry.

>Betsy Hp: 
> I'm still not sure that I'd put Draco and Harry on an equal level.  
For 
> so many of the books Draco is just a sort of annoying knat in 
Harry's 
> life.  HBP is when he really hits anything close to equal status.  
But 
> I do think it's interesting that after Harry, it's Draco who seems 
to 
> suffer the most from Voldemort and his minions.  As far as the 
students 
> go, anyway.
> 
> Betsy Hp

Quick_Silver:
That's a good point about Malfoy suffering from Voldemort and his 
minions. It's interesting to note that the first time Harry 
encounters something semi-recognizable as Voldemort in the wizarding 
world he's with Malfoy and Fang in the Forbidden Forest 
(foreshadowing perhaps).

I think that the fact Malfoy stays an "annoying knat" throughout a 
large part of the series shows that he hasn't lost interest in 
equaling Harry though. If Malfoy had given up on rivaling Harry I 
think there would have been a decrease in their friction (which would 
no doubt alarm Harry).

Quick_Silver