From: tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   On Friday, August 10, 2007 at 6:34:44 PM UTC-7, Edward McArdle wrote:   
   > In article <46bce007$0$15213$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk>,   
   >  "Robin"  wrote:   
   >   
   > > "Cindy Hamilton"  wrote in message   
   > > news:1186770972.689916.204860@x35g2000prf.googlegroups.com...   
   > > > On Aug 10, 12:42 pm, Richard Fangnail    
   > > > wrote:   
   > > >> Why is Malfoy punished so little for going around insulting or   
   > > >> harassing the other kids?  Is it because his father is a wizard?  Or   
   > > >> is it because his bullying isn't considered serious enough?   
   > > >   
   > > > His father's on the board of directors or whatever it's called.   
   > > >   
   > > his father was a governor,  but was removed in COS   
   >   
   > I think the point about Malfoy is that he was a product of a bad father,   
   > but when it came to the point he himself was not really bad. Harry had   
   > the advantage of a good upbringing, Malfoy did not.   
   > So Snape saved Malfoy, but he could not have done so if Malfoy did not   
   > want to be saved.   
   > Malfoy's father was just lucky, presumably saved by love of his family.   
      
   I would not regard Harry's upbringing by the Dursleys to be "GOOD"!   
      
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