JKR's lesson on prejudice (was:Slytherins come back)

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No: HPFGUIDX 180480

> >>revaunchanistx:
> What? Did you miss Harry and Draco's meeting in Madam Malkin's
> where Draco oozed prejudice and privilege out of every pore,
> saying half-bloods and mud bloods shouldn't be allowed in and
> my father is trying to get me on the house team and insulted
> Hagrid, Harry's first true friend.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
Oh, that's the scene where I first fell in *love* with Draco. Tiny
little thing doing his best to make a new friend and saying *all* the
wrong things. Hilarious *and* poignant. (And I must point out,
Draco said his father thought he *should* be on the quidditch team.
Not that he'd get him on there. Minor point, but a sore-ish one. *g*)
<SNIP>

Alla:

Well, the initial argument was that you spotted right away that Harry 
was prejudiced to Draco, no?

And since I agree with revaunchanistx completely, that is what I am 
wondering about.

You agree that that tiny little thing in your opinion ( or tiny 
prejudiced pureblooded bastard in mine) was saying all the wrong 
things, yes?

I say he was saying all prejudicial things to the core (spotting 
prejudice and privilege - LOVE and will have to adopt this 
expression, hehe). So, where do you get that Harry was prejudiced 
towards Draco? I mean if you say he disliked Draco after his speeches 
Harry's parents, Harry's first true friend and Harry's second true 
friend, I will surely agree with you.

Harry disliked Draco very much after he heard what Draco had to say 
on  the subject.

What I am wondering is where you see prejudice in Harry's dislike of 
Draco?

I see prejudice in calling Harry's dislike prejudice.

Oh, and of course I see nothing wrong in being prejudiced towards the 
fictional character, God knows I was told that I am prejudiced 
against Slytherins myself many times, LOL and I see nothing wrong 
with it. I mean I happened to think that they deserved and especially 
Draco deserved all I thought about them and more, but even if I was 
prejudiced against fictional character so what.

But if you are saying that you spotted right away that Harry was 
prejudiced against Draco, that argument I am not buying.

I think Draco earned every bit of dislike from Harry by insulting 
everybody whom Harry liked under the moon in undeserving, prejudicial 
way.

JMO,

Alla