It really baffled me how many people said that Draco was pretty much irredeemable after OotP. (Though not as much as those people who said that Percy was on his way to becoming a Death Eater.) In fact, the "Inquisitorial Squad" was so completely harmless when compared to the things the supposed "good guys" did...
Yeah, unfortunately it seemed like it just provided a handy justification for anything done to them, so we spent most of the book hearing about how one Slytherin and another wound up in the infirmary. Clearly they didn't have any real power or authority over anyone, they were just allowed to take points, took points, and brought the school down on their heads for it--again. I always also find it odd when they're accused of "siding with Umbridge" when they, or at least Draco, seem to think she's as daft as everyone else does. They just use it to their advantage.
One of the things I enjoyed about Draco in OotP is the way he seemed to be king of the chaos, seeing just how unfair and ridiculous things were but finding it funny and exhilerating. He knows Harry's not crazy, but enjoys other peoples' misconception. He knows Umbridge is a tool against Harry and enjoys letting Harry see it, imo. (We don't hear about him getting hexed either, and I wondered if that had to do with the fact that Draco saw what happened to people who truly tried to enforce Umbridge's rules, so didn't.) When push comes to shove, Umbridge knows not to trust her little squad.
This, btw, is yet another reason I feel like Draco just shouldn't be destined to be a DE or even a junior DE. He's just never shown the ability to persue anything but his own very limited personal agenda. Hmm. Maybe there's a post there.
That's exactly it. In addition, I wouldn't resent the supposed heroes nearly as much if the text punished their faults, too. A bit of bias for the good guys I can deal with, but JKR has taken it to such extremes that I'm really not comfortable reading it any more.
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Date: 2004-09-03 07:58 am (UTC)Yeah, unfortunately it seemed like it just provided a handy justification for anything done to them, so we spent most of the book hearing about how one Slytherin and another wound up in the infirmary. Clearly they didn't have any real power or authority over anyone, they were just allowed to take points, took points, and brought the school down on their heads for it--again. I always also find it odd when they're accused of "siding with Umbridge" when they, or at least Draco, seem to think she's as daft as everyone else does. They just use it to their advantage.
One of the things I enjoyed about Draco in OotP is the way he seemed to be king of the chaos, seeing just how unfair and ridiculous things were but finding it funny and exhilerating. He knows Harry's not crazy, but enjoys other peoples' misconception. He knows Umbridge is a tool against Harry and enjoys letting Harry see it, imo. (We don't hear about him getting hexed either, and I wondered if that had to do with the fact that Draco saw what happened to people who truly tried to enforce Umbridge's rules, so didn't.) When push comes to shove, Umbridge knows not to trust her little squad.
This, btw, is yet another reason I feel like Draco just shouldn't be destined to be a DE or even a junior DE. He's just never shown the ability to persue anything but his own very limited personal agenda. Hmm. Maybe there's a post there.
That's exactly it. In addition, I wouldn't resent the supposed heroes nearly as much if the text punished their faults, too. A bit of bias for the good guys I can deal with, but JKR has taken it to such extremes that I'm really not comfortable reading it any more.
Word.