Draco WAS: Re: Villain!Dumbledore

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No: HPFGUIDX 177825

> Celoneth:
> Why is Draco willing to sacrifice Buckbeak an example of extreme
> ambition? or Draco willing to kill? With Buckbeak, certainly Hagrid
> was at fault more than Draco by bringing a dangerous creature to
> immature 13 year old. As for trying to get the hippogriff killed, it
> was something that most of the school probably favoured or didn't 
care
> about. Hagrid was a horrible teacher, something even Harry admits -
> having him sacked as a teacher and returned to caretaker would have
> benefitted the school imo. <BIG SNIP>

Alla:

Trying to kill hypogriff is something whole school favoured? I do not 
remember that in canon. Regardless of how one feels about Hagrid 
teaching abilities, I think that what Draco did afterwards is ten 
times more despicable. Playing up his injury for all that was worth 
to make sure animal gets killed and Hagrid gets fired.

I think it was despicable. IMO of course.

And I say that if little bastard bothered to listen to what Hagrid 
was saying and **not** insult Buckbeak, maybe Hagrid would have a 
chance to become a better teacher and not regress.

Hagrid is not a good teacher, but I remain convinced he could have 
become MUCH better one if Draco Malfoy did not contribute to that 
first lesson. IMO of course

celoneth:
<SNIP>
As for Draco willing to kill - he was
> acting under duress - if he didn't comply he and possibly his entire
> family would have died - had this been real life and he succeeded, 
he
> would have been found not culpable under the law. <SNIP>


Alla:

No, he was not acting under duress in the beginning of HBP, when he 
was happily bragging to his classmates that he is chosen and happy to 
serve the dark lord.

If he was blackmailed from the beginning - different story IMO.

He was happy to prepare assasination. I find it disgusting. IMO of 
course.

JMO,

Alla