Dark Book - Blood and Cruelty/ Draco.

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 177174

Bart:
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> So, I have very little doubt about the ability of a smug, smart 
adolescent kid to entice others to perform violent actions against him. 

Alla:

Snipped your whole post with which I agree completely, but I just want 
to add something about Draco's behaviour as I see it. Not only I see 
him as enticing others to perform violent actions against him, I also 
see him as **coming** to perform violent actions first and the fact 
that Trio is more often faster, smarter and stronger in my opinion ( 
well, as Mike shown Harry and Draco are pretty much tied in using 
curses against each other) IMO takes nothing away from Draco's 
intentions. Nothing new I am going to say next, feel free to skip :)

Every time I think of GoF scene, I think that there is no punishment 
small enough for Draco. This scene and Buckbeak scene are pretty much 
two scenes where I not just immensely dislike him - I hate him in those 
scenes.

I have not the slightest doubt that he came to Gryffs apartment 
uninvited to pick a fight - thus him having Crabb and Goyle with him.

He was outmaneured, outplayed IMO, but does that somehow takes away 
from what I see him **would have done** but for Gryffs' fast response?

Nope. I do not think of course as somebody once said that Harry and Co 
are entitled to beat up Draco every time he opens his mouth. Of course 
not.

But as Mike also shown earlier prior to GoF scene, Harry used curses on 
Draco - eh once?, prior to that scene. **Once** in four books and 
Hermione also slapped him, so no I do not think that before that scene 
Trio overused magic on Draco, like at all.

Hmmm, let me think again. Yeah, I do not remember any fights between 
Harry and Draco resulting in use of magic in PS/SS - POA. Dueling club 
was sanctioned by the teachers after all.

So, did I enjoy Draco getting what he got in GoF scene? **Big time**.

I saw the bully coming to continue torturing Harry. I would not be 
surprised if Lucius shared with Draco all the nicely details of 
graveyard.

And here he comes and tells Hermione that she will be next too. Harry 
already saw the death of one classmate. Am I surprised that he would 
not hear to the threats to another? From the son of one of his 
torturers to boot?

Nope, I am not.

Alla.