Draco's potion making skills WAS: Scary Teachers - Good Teachers

[carodave92]

No: HPFGUIDX 153091

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Magda Grantwich 
<mgrantwich at ...> wrote:
>
> >> Magpie:
> >> Are you honestly telling me that you didn't get that that line 
of
> >> Draco's is about Draco blowing hot air to scare other 
students?  
> >> Even with Neville following it up by saying that his family is 
> >> friends with Marchbanks and she never speaks about the 
Malfoys?  
> >> You think Marchbanks was in the Malfoy's pocket?
> 
>  
> > Alla:
> > 
> > No, I did not think that Draco was just scaring other students. 
I 
> > mean, think about it, if Marchbanks is indeed in Malfoys 
pocket , 
> > would she mention it to her friend?
> > 
> > I mean, why share the fact that you are being bribed with your 
> > friend?....
> > So, I am NOT saying that Marchbank is necessarily in Malfoy's 
> > pocket, I am just saying that Neville line does not disprove it 
to 
> > me.
> 
> Magda:

> snip>...it's quite clear
> that we're meant to see this as yet another pathetic attempt by 
Draco
> to bludgeon everyone with his oh-so-wonderful family connections 
and
> to have that effort punctured beautifully by Neville.
<snip>

Now Carodave:

Wasn't Griselda Marchbanks one of the wizards who resigned in 
protest from the Wizengamot when DD was kicked off?  I don't think 
she'd show support for DD there if she was in with the Malfoys.  

Carodave 
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