The fact that this is a criteria over the selection of someone like Draco, who is less talented but has better connections, is refreshing.
I'm not sure that this means that Draco is less talented than Ginny. There are several instances where Draco is described as intelligent and academically successful. However, his father was in prison, thus eliminating a lot of his connections, which would have made him look less desirable as a club member in Slughorn's eyes. If Slughorn continued his Club through Harry's seventh year under Snape as Headmaster and Lucius out of Azkaban, I feel sure that Draco would have been included in the club, because his power, and by extension Slughorn's power, would have increased.
I'd also like to point out that Ginny was not originally invited to the club; she was only included after Slughorn saw her curse. I could also go on at length about how this is yet another pathetic attempt by JKR to make Ginny Weasley a Lily Evans clone, but I digress.
However, Slughorn's inclusion of Hermione in the club does make your point. She was a Muggle-born with no connections in the wizarding world (besides Harry), but her skill and intelligence got her noticed by Slughorn.
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Date: 2009-04-05 09:43 pm (UTC)I'm not sure that this means that Draco is less talented than Ginny. There are several instances where Draco is described as intelligent and academically successful. However, his father was in prison, thus eliminating a lot of his connections, which would have made him look less desirable as a club member in Slughorn's eyes. If Slughorn continued his Club through Harry's seventh year under Snape as Headmaster and Lucius out of Azkaban, I feel sure that Draco would have been included in the club, because his power, and by extension Slughorn's power, would have increased.
I'd also like to point out that Ginny was not originally invited to the club; she was only included after Slughorn saw her curse.
I could also go on at length about how this is yet another pathetic attempt by JKR to make Ginny Weasley a Lily Evans clone, but I digress.However, Slughorn's inclusion of Hermione in the club does make your point. She was a Muggle-born with no connections in the wizarding world (besides Harry), but her skill and intelligence got her noticed by Slughorn.
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