Just a thought about how Harry would have turned up had he ..

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 179614

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "radha" <rpertaub at ...> wrote:

> What if he had met Malfoy first and Malfoy was his friend 
> and told him his good people were persecuted since his hero 
> was driven away 11 years ago..?

But Harry *did* meet Draco first :-)! Harry met him before he met Ron, 
at Madam Malkin's, and he didn't like Draco, didn't like him at all! 
First, Draco reminded Harry of Dudley - not a very good 
recommendation :-). Second, he made fun of Hagrid, whom Harry already 
loved. Third, he said that kids from muggle families (who didn't even 
know about Hogwarts until they got their letters) shouldn't be allowed 
at school - not knowing that Harry identified with those kids, because 
he didn't know about Hogwarts himself. Poor Draco didn't stand a 
chance :-).

zanooda