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Help[Opinions] precious ain't the problem
in reply to a message by Katie
The problem is that Draco is so obviously a Harry Potter name. I mean, who had ever heard it before Malfoy came around? And the character isn't even a nice one. Some girls think he is sexy and all that from the actor who plays him, but anybody who read the books or looked beyond the actor's good looks knows Draco Malfoy is a horrible and obnoxious character.
So if somebody meets a boy named Drco, they'll know automatically the parent was a big Harry Potter fan and that he/she didn't pay as much attention to the character as to the actor.
Also, the term draconian, meaning very harsh or unforgiving, comes from an ancient judge named Draco, who was known for his brutality.
So if somebody meets a boy named Drco, they'll know automatically the parent was a big Harry Potter fan and that he/she didn't pay as much attention to the character as to the actor.
Also, the term draconian, meaning very harsh or unforgiving, comes from an ancient judge named Draco, who was known for his brutality.
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Which judge is this?
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yes, that's the one, I think
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This message was edited 9/25/2007, 9:54 AM
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Thank you
The reason I asked was because I have met people who conflated or confused the history of Draco and draconian law with the scant fact and much larger fiction of Dracula, mistakenly thinking that Vlad the Impaler was the author of so-called draconian law.
I merely wished to confirm you had your facts straight, not that I necessarily assumed you didn't.
The reason I asked was because I have met people who conflated or confused the history of Draco and draconian law with the scant fact and much larger fiction of Dracula, mistakenly thinking that Vlad the Impaler was the author of so-called draconian law.
I merely wished to confirm you had your facts straight, not that I necessarily assumed you didn't.
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*blinks*
I hadn't even thought of Dracula! I can sort of see how some people might connect him with Draco, but I usually think of him as good old Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad Tepes on his tax forms. :)
I hadn't even thought of Dracula! I can sort of see how some people might connect him with Draco, but I usually think of him as good old Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad Tepes on his tax forms. :)
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Well, that's fascinating, and I thank you for that. But I would appreciate RoxStar confirming that that's who she meant.
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You're right, she could have been referring to OTHER ancient Draco from whose name we get the modern term draconian. I get them mixed up sometimes.
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Akis
There's no call to be snotty. Of course I am aware of that Draco. She could have some other idea. It is possible. I wanted to verify. And I was asking her.
There's no call to be snotty. Of course I am aware of that Draco. She could have some other idea. It is possible. I wanted to verify. And I was asking her.
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