A Draco Detour

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This started as a response to the thread in sunnyskywalker’s last post, talking about the significance of “Draco’s tattling to Argus rather than to Severus.”  Talk about pennies dropping…

Canon does not ever state that Draco tattled to Argus (or to anyone) about the duel.  Canon says that Hermione accused Draco—behind his back—of doing so, and that Harry unquestioningly accepted that view of what had happened that night.  Which tells us more about THEM, and their rampant prejudice against Slytherins, than about Draco.

Let’s look a little more closely at canon Draco as an ickle first year.


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