Boggarts, Trelawney, Hippogriffs, Teaching Advice, what did Draco know, etc

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 189643

Catlady wrote:
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> Draco must know that Black is his cousin. All those purebloods are mad for genealogy. <snip>
> I've never been able to figure out what Draco thought Sirius's position in the war had been. Of course the first time I read him taunting Harry to seek revenge, I had no more idea than Harry, revenge for what? But after that, I read it as Draco believed what Albus and Arthur believed, and was trying to send Harry to be killed by Sirius just because Draco hates Harry. But if Draco believes that Sirius was a valuable servant of the Dark Lord and a dangerous killer, why did Draco consistently disrepect Sirius?

Carol responds:
Since Draco thinks that Harry would want to seek revenge, he must know that Sirius (supposedly) betrayed the Potters to their deaths. I don't think he's "disrespecting" Sirius at this point; he's taunting Harry to goad him into going after a notorious mass murderer who specifically wants to kill Harry (or so Draco and everyone else involved thinks). It's quite comparable, IMO, to Sirius daring Severus to enter the Shrieking Shack to have a nice, scary encounter with a werewolf. If he later "disrespects" Sirius (and I'm not sure what you have in mind here), it may be because Sirius wasn't a true Black in that he was Sorted into Gryffindor.

Can you cite the passage you have in mind to help us out here?

Carol, who can't think of a sign-off this early in the morning