Draco and Intent: WAS: Re: Snape and Harry

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>  Montavilla47:

> 
> But... Draco did visit Ron in the hospital  wing after Ron was bitten by 
the dragon. He ended up nicking the letter from  Charlie, but there's no way 
that he could have known it was there when he  went. And, that moment does 
show that Ron and Draco could hold a civil  conversation.

Pippin:
Good catch, but surely Draco went because he  was hoping to pick up some 
information about the dragon, which he did.  


Robert of lurkerville: 11:45 am

>From the novel:
 
"Harry and Hermione rushed up to the hospital wing at the end of the  day
to find Ron in a terrible state in bed.
"It's not just my hand," he  whispered, "although that feels like it's
about to fall off. Malfoy told  Madam Pomfrey he wanted to borrow one of
my books so he could come and have a  good laugh at me. He kept
threatening to tell her what really bit me -- I've  told her it was a
dog, but I don't think she believes me -I shouldn't have  hit him at the
Quidditch match, that's why he's doing this."
Harry and  Hermione tried to calm Ron down."
 

Call me dense but I don't see how this proves Ron and Malfoy could hold a  
civil conversation, nor how it is an example of the two possibly forming a  
friendship. Kicking someone when they are down isn't my idea of a 
misunderstood  boy trying to be nice. It's a boy getting even while the other can't 
fight  back.
Note this agitation is before he realizes Malfoy has Charlie's  note. 
Malfoy was not there to comfort him.