Fathers (was: A message?)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 178989

> Kemper now:
> It could be that Mr. Crouch loved his son; however, the quote from GoF
> you refer to does not suggest that to me.  First, expressions of pride
> are not actions of love.  The full quote:
> "Yes, my son has recently gained twelve O.W.L.s, most satisfactory,
> yes, thank you, yes, very proud indeed."

Pippin:
I think Lucius and Crouch Sr are two sides of the same coin, fathers
who see their sons as extensions of themselves and express their
love only when the son is fulfilling their expectations. It's a very
withholding, conditional kind of love. It isn't surprising that Barty
Jr rebelled, and hmm...I wonder if Draco's perpetual incompetence 
as a DE wannabe wasn't a kind of rebellion too? Did he keep
failing because subconsciously he wanted his father to prove that
he loved Draco for himself? 

Pippin