To relieve the anxiety, he tries to equalize his beliefs with reality -- so he constantly tries to put down Hermione, create a world where marks don't represent intelligence, etc. I can definitely see that.
It seems like that kind of maybe gets started in CoS, and it doesn't seem to be something he can really talk to Lucius about or anything, since Lucius just expects him to succeed. So it maybe good that he's forced to be at school trying to deal with this "problem" himself. Up until Hogwarts he probably never met any Muggleborns.
Here, Draco is altering his beliefs rather than his perceptions of outside factors (like grades). I can definitely see where you picked up on the change here. It'll definitely be interesting to see where JKR takes it.
Yeah, I really do hope that it is going to get taken somewhere. I know if I were Hermione, for instance, I'd be much more satisfied by an outcome where Malfoy just realized he was wrong and changed than one where he was punished for not knowing all along, with the added twist that he was needing to rely on me for help.
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It seems like that kind of maybe gets started in CoS, and it doesn't seem to be something he can really talk to Lucius about or anything, since Lucius just expects him to succeed. So it maybe good that he's forced to be at school trying to deal with this "problem" himself. Up until Hogwarts he probably never met any Muggleborns.
Here, Draco is altering his beliefs rather than his perceptions of outside factors (like grades). I can definitely see where you picked up on the change here. It'll definitely be interesting to see where JKR takes it.
Yeah, I really do hope that it is going to get taken somewhere. I know if I were Hermione, for instance, I'd be much more satisfied by an outcome where Malfoy just realized he was wrong and changed than one where he was punished for not knowing all along, with the added twist that he was needing to rely on me for help.