Your favorite Draco scene
Dear fellow trip_jinxers who don't talk *g*:
I am just wondering aloud here, which canon Draco scene(s)do you like the most, why, and which do you believe reveal the most about his personality/character?
For me it's the bouncing ferret scene in GOF(though it's also one that is the most painful to read), as we get to see a wider-than-usual emotional span of Draco during that scene. In the beginning he was being his annoying self, taunting Ron by making fun of his mother's figure. Then Harry retorted by implying that Draco's mother did not even like to be around him, and Draco's face fell. We can tell he was angrier than usual because Harry had insulted him worse before (eg. pity your broom doesn't come with extra hands to help you catch the snitch, I can tell the wrong sort myself thanks), but somehow while he could take personal insults reasonably well, when Harry made a slight remark about Draco's mother and her relationship with him, he snapped. Draco was so furious that for once he did not care about doing something clearly against school rule in front of people who could report him, or like what did happen later professors other than Snape. I thought it was an interesting insight into Draco's mentality- family before self, possibly?
Then came the bouncing (*hisses*), and McGonagall's rescue, and I loooooove, love how even though he was clearly in pain, he picked himself off the floor. And he_would_not_cry. It's interesting to note that only a year before when he got hurt by Buckbeak, he was being a perfect drama queen with all the moaning and the infamous 'it killed me!!' exclamation. But this round he neither made a big fuss about it (and humiliated himself further), nor did he cower before fake Moody (like people who regard Draco as but a coward would expect him to). In fact, the way he looked defiantly up at Moody, reminded me of how Harry dealt with Umbridge (the 'I shall not lie' punishment), the same quiet defiance.
So in these few pages, we see Draco Malfoy from being gossipy, to nasty, to insecure, to angry, to pround and rather strong. But there is one side of him that I like a lot that wasn't in that scene- when he is bored and/or resigned. I think Draco is the funniest when he is trapped and cannot do much about the situation. Like since he couldn't get Hagrid sacked, he resorted to making wry remarks about Hagrid's multi-purpose pet monsters. And it was rather cute of him (excuse my strange definition of 'cute')to grab Neville from the back as a joke in the FF- a rather unusual method of dealing with his own fear.
Other than the ferret scene, I also like the Madam Malkin's robe shop scene a lot, it showed this kid Draco in his truest (thus far in the series), because back then Harry had only begun to know him, and Draco was only putting on a show (he always did)for this stranger boy alone. Not his friends, not his enemies. I adore how Draco was trying to be a perfect diplomat but failing completely, I adore how he thought he was smart but really he was just clueless. I adore how he was actually the ONLY kid who was trying to befriend Harry even before knowing who he was.
So, tell me about your favorite Draco scenes?
I am just wondering aloud here, which canon Draco scene(s)do you like the most, why, and which do you believe reveal the most about his personality/character?
For me it's the bouncing ferret scene in GOF(though it's also one that is the most painful to read), as we get to see a wider-than-usual emotional span of Draco during that scene. In the beginning he was being his annoying self, taunting Ron by making fun of his mother's figure. Then Harry retorted by implying that Draco's mother did not even like to be around him, and Draco's face fell. We can tell he was angrier than usual because Harry had insulted him worse before (eg. pity your broom doesn't come with extra hands to help you catch the snitch, I can tell the wrong sort myself thanks), but somehow while he could take personal insults reasonably well, when Harry made a slight remark about Draco's mother and her relationship with him, he snapped. Draco was so furious that for once he did not care about doing something clearly against school rule in front of people who could report him, or like what did happen later professors other than Snape. I thought it was an interesting insight into Draco's mentality- family before self, possibly?
Then came the bouncing (*hisses*), and McGonagall's rescue, and I loooooove, love how even though he was clearly in pain, he picked himself off the floor. And he_would_not_cry. It's interesting to note that only a year before when he got hurt by Buckbeak, he was being a perfect drama queen with all the moaning and the infamous 'it killed me!!' exclamation. But this round he neither made a big fuss about it (and humiliated himself further), nor did he cower before fake Moody (like people who regard Draco as but a coward would expect him to). In fact, the way he looked defiantly up at Moody, reminded me of how Harry dealt with Umbridge (the 'I shall not lie' punishment), the same quiet defiance.
So in these few pages, we see Draco Malfoy from being gossipy, to nasty, to insecure, to angry, to pround and rather strong. But there is one side of him that I like a lot that wasn't in that scene- when he is bored and/or resigned. I think Draco is the funniest when he is trapped and cannot do much about the situation. Like since he couldn't get Hagrid sacked, he resorted to making wry remarks about Hagrid's multi-purpose pet monsters. And it was rather cute of him (excuse my strange definition of 'cute')to grab Neville from the back as a joke in the FF- a rather unusual method of dealing with his own fear.
Other than the ferret scene, I also like the Madam Malkin's robe shop scene a lot, it showed this kid Draco in his truest (thus far in the series), because back then Harry had only begun to know him, and Draco was only putting on a show (he always did)for this stranger boy alone. Not his friends, not his enemies. I adore how Draco was trying to be a perfect diplomat but failing completely, I adore how he thought he was smart but really he was just clueless. I adore how he was actually the ONLY kid who was trying to befriend Harry even before knowing who he was.
So, tell me about your favorite Draco scenes?