[HPforGrownups]Harry and Draco WAS: Dumbledore WAS: Re: Love and Joy vs. Hate and Despair

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 191000

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, June Ewing <doctorwhofan02 at ...> wrote:

Birgitta:
> Ok, sorry to misunderstand.
> But by going by that definition isn't for example Luna also
> "brainwashed" by her father?
 
June:
> In Luna's case I wouldn't say so. We all learn from our parents and usually what they teach us is correct but some times we find that what they teach us is incorrect. I believe that Luna's father believes what he is teaching her and passing on knowledge is what being a parent is all about. However Lucius is raising Draco to be hateful of anyone who is different. That is very different and in my opinion it is wrong. 

Geoff:
Perhaps my use of the word "brainwash" was too strong. However, I think 
that Luna would fit the category as well and your point bears this out. Both 
Lucius and Xenophilus are imparting their own view of the world to their 
children and both have a strong influence because, in Draco's case, he 
is a single child with very few friends and has only his parents as role 
models and they are poor examples because of their own views which they
had received from Voldemort; Luna is also a single child and has lost a parent 
and she has picked up the eccentricities of her father to a large extent.

In these situations, if children are taught incorrectly, they may not realise 
it until grpwing up and coming into contact with other views - or not at all.
If you ever see some of the programmes about life behind the Iron Curtain 
which were made after 1989, many of those taking part realised that they 
had distorted ideas about morality and similar issues after the strict censoring 
of Western news stopped.

I agree with you that the two results are different but the fact is that we are 
the product of our genes, our culture and our environment be it good or bad.