Hahah, do you really think so? My first thought (if Draco does think Harry's equivalent to Voldemort in the killer dept) that he's a) overreacting & b) still sort of naive ^^;;; Also it seems unlikely he'd be -scared- of Harry the same way one's scared of Voldemort-- even if Harry did hurt him a lot, he's still... Harry Potter, y'know, that dork that gets too much attention. And Voldemort is still... that scary dude with no nose who his dad works for. It's like, if Draco really saw Harry as this big threat, they have bigger problems than what Harry might say or not say ('cause why would Draco believe him? if he's already making these big-ass assumptions and things....)
Plus, errr, well, 'didn't mean' what? I guess he could say 'well, I didn't know what that spell did... uh, sorry about that', but we know he wanted to use the 'spell for Enemies'. Draco, likewise, wanted to use his own version of the 'spell for Enemies' (like, would he have used Sectumsempra if he knew it?? why not?) Anyway, what I mean is, my desire to have Harry deal with it is mostly for Harry's sake, 'cause I don't see him maturing without realizing some things, and also it would help in his interactions with Draco; as far as -saying- anything... well, first they would actually have to have a normal halfway sincere conversation... like, in canon, ahahahah. So I'm hoping for at least some sort of roundabout acknowledgement, but nothing to reassure Draco directly. Can you imagine reassured!Draco in book 7? Heh.
Plus, the other thing is, that Harry was probably progressed as far as Draco (ie, he'd never -raise- that wand against someone not threatening his life in the first place) with Intent To Kill since year one; so in a way Draco lowering it isn't progressing him past Harry but rather to some sort of normal stage ^^;; Harry's problem doesn't seem to be what I'd call 'basic ethics' and more... the loopholes he seems to find when he thinks someone is 'Up To No Good'. Like, a teenage hero's developing conscience is different than a bully who's growing up fast (to painfully simplify things)... so like, they're not even using the same scale, probably. Maybe what's 'enough' for Draco is much less than what would be 'enough' for Harry, then, what with all the stuff he needs to know to battle The Most Evil Wizard and survive & feel the Love Vibe, etcetc.
Hm, I'd also say that being able to pick between Harry & Voldemort is one of those basic ethical choices one should be able to make, little more advanced than 'don't kill the helpless old wizard' :> In canon, also, I doubt Draco would end up joining Harry's side, per se, anyway, especially not because he had a change of heart about Harry (or vice versa) :))
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Date: 2006-11-16 01:02 pm (UTC)Plus, errr, well, 'didn't mean' what? I guess he could say 'well, I didn't know what that spell did... uh, sorry about that', but we know he wanted to use the 'spell for Enemies'. Draco, likewise, wanted to use his own version of the 'spell for Enemies' (like, would he have used Sectumsempra if he knew it?? why not?) Anyway, what I mean is, my desire to have Harry deal with it is mostly for Harry's sake, 'cause I don't see him maturing without realizing some things, and also it would help in his interactions with Draco; as far as -saying- anything... well, first they would actually have to have a normal halfway sincere conversation... like, in canon, ahahahah. So I'm hoping for at least some sort of roundabout acknowledgement, but nothing to reassure Draco directly. Can you imagine reassured!Draco in book 7? Heh.
Plus, the other thing is, that Harry was probably progressed as far as Draco (ie, he'd never -raise- that wand against someone not threatening his life in the first place) with Intent To Kill since year one; so in a way Draco lowering it isn't progressing him past Harry but rather to some sort of normal stage ^^;; Harry's problem doesn't seem to be what I'd call 'basic ethics' and more... the loopholes he seems to find when he thinks someone is 'Up To No Good'. Like, a teenage hero's developing conscience is different than a bully who's growing up fast (to painfully simplify things)... so like, they're not even using the same scale, probably. Maybe what's 'enough' for Draco is much less than what would be 'enough' for Harry, then, what with all the stuff he needs to know to battle The Most Evil Wizard and survive & feel the Love Vibe, etcetc.
Hm, I'd also say that being able to pick between Harry & Voldemort is one of those basic ethical choices one should be able to make, little more advanced than 'don't kill the helpless old wizard' :> In canon, also, I doubt Draco would end up joining Harry's side, per se, anyway, especially not because he had a change of heart about Harry (or vice versa) :))