He does call Lily a Mudblood, but a teenaged boy being saved by a *girl*?
Being sexist as well as racist doesn't exactly make him look better.
The point is that this was what was at the top of his mind, the kind of thoughts that went through his mind when he wasn't making any special effort. I'm not entirely certain this has changed--he loathes Hermione as well. I don't recall hearing him do anything particularly nasty to Dean, but given his use of the word, it wouldn't particularly surprise me. I mean, I don't think he's out to get Muggle-borns anymore--though I'm sure as a DE, he did some damage--but we've never seen anything more than the most basic level of human response: not helping to kill them in CoS. He's head of house for Slytherin, whose password is Pure-blood. I don't really think his opinions have changed all that much.
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Date: 2004-05-09 12:13 pm (UTC)Being sexist as well as racist doesn't exactly make him look better.
The point is that this was what was at the top of his mind, the kind of thoughts that went through his mind when he wasn't making any special effort. I'm not entirely certain this has changed--he loathes Hermione as well. I don't recall hearing him do anything particularly nasty to Dean, but given his use of the word, it wouldn't particularly surprise me. I mean, I don't think he's out to get Muggle-borns anymore--though I'm sure as a DE, he did some damage--but we've never seen anything more than the most basic level of human response: not helping to kill them in CoS. He's head of house for Slytherin, whose password is Pure-blood. I don't really think his opinions have changed all that much.