I apologize being off topic a small bit, but you reminded me that I always felt sorry for Malfoy. That first flying lesson was the start of a downhill fall for him. That lesson was his chance to show off and prove that Harry was wrong for dismissing him on the train, it would have been his revenge. Instead, Harry becomes super-natural-flier-boy and matches him in something that Malfoy takes pride in. Not only matches him, but does it his first time on a broom. Then, to make it more humiliating, Hogwarts (McGonagall) buys Harry a new broom (which is against Hogwarts rules) and puts him on a quidditch team (which has to be even more against the rules) for a reward to something that was (supposedly)an expellable offense. What rubs salt in the wound is this all came about because of Draco Malfoy himself. It doesn't help that he gets a scolding for lying and telling tales when he gives McGonagal the truth about the dragon. Draco tries to prove that he is just as good as Harry but always falls short. It is just out of his reach, like waving a bone in front of a dog. It doesn't matter what Malfoy does he can come so close but Harry always comes out on top. And now, Harry has taken away the most important person in Draco's life (other than himself and maybe his mother). I just wonder what more humiliation and mental torture Rowlings will put him through.
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Date: 2004-09-14 10:04 am (UTC)I always felt sorry for Malfoy. That first flying lesson was the start of a downhill fall for him. That lesson was his chance to show off and prove that Harry was wrong for dismissing him on the train, it would have been his revenge. Instead, Harry becomes super-natural-flier-boy and matches him in something that Malfoy takes pride in. Not only matches him, but does it his first time on a broom. Then, to make it more humiliating, Hogwarts (McGonagall) buys Harry a new broom (which is against Hogwarts rules) and puts him on a quidditch team (which has to be even more against the rules) for a reward to something that was (supposedly)an expellable offense.
What rubs salt in the wound is this all came about because of Draco Malfoy himself. It doesn't help that he gets a scolding for lying and telling tales when he gives McGonagal the truth about the dragon.
Draco tries to prove that he is just as good as Harry but always falls short. It is just out of his reach, like waving a bone in front of a dog. It doesn't matter what Malfoy does he can come so close but Harry always comes out on top. And now, Harry has taken away the most important person in Draco's life (other than himself and maybe his mother).
I just wonder what more humiliation and mental torture Rowlings will put him through.