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Let's take a leaf out of Draco's book - good man Draco, Capital Punishment for absolutely everything would save lots of money.
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If Lucius is in a portrait, it will be part of a memory Harry sees in Dumbledore's pensieve or we'll get another glimpse of the Slytherin dorms, with the portrait of Lucius in Draco's room.
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Draco's laws included ascribing the death penalty for offenses like being lazy, peeing in the alley, and stealing an apple.
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Paulie takes his purchase back towards the spot where Draco's muscular body lies in the sun.
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Is the depiction of Draco's steadfast racism realistically drawn, especially in the face of consistent evidence against pure-blood superiority?
The Color of Blood: Racial Dynamics in Harry Potter (Part 2) 2009
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Meanwhile, Draco Malfoy has been recruited by the Dark Lord himself, but the task required is so heinous that Draco's mother turns to Severus Snape (the priceless Alan Rickman) for help and guidance.
Scott Mendelson: Huff Post Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) 2009
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Thus, when Draco's belief in pure-blood superiority is challenged by Hermione's obvious intelligence, he finds reasons to invalidate her accomplishments (e.g., she sucks up to the teachers or she studies so much because she is too ugly to have friends).
The Color of Blood: Racial Dynamics in Harry Potter (Part 2) 2009
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As "Half-Blood Prince" begins, that little weasel Draco Malfoy, played to snivelling perfection by Tom Felton, is up to no good, and in bad news for the good guys, is being aided by Severus Snape (Alan Rickman), who in an early, great scene in the flick swears an "unbreakable bond" to Draco's mother, Narcissus (Helen McCrory), to do whatever he can to assist him.
My review of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Reel Fanatic 2009
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Draco's imperviosness in the first six books (and arguably the seventh too) to any information that contradicts his deeply held conviction of pure-blood superiority is consistent with cognitive dissonance theory, which holds that people experience emotional discomfort when their attitudes are challenged and tend to try to eliminate this discomfort by discounting the challenging information, rather than engaging in the more difficult task of changing their belief system to accommodate it.
The Color of Blood: Racial Dynamics in Harry Potter (Part 2) 2009
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Or perhaps Harry's choice to reveal to Draco's mother that her son was alive might have done so.
The Color of Blood: Racial Dynamics in Harry Potter (Part 2) 2009
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