This is the first potion Draco will want to distribute widely, rather than just sell out of his own shop. (He knows he'd get overwhelmed with orders and patrons). So of course he's thinking about the marketing, and everything will have to be planned just so. He's Slytherin. :)
In this case, the potion really doesn't cause a physical addiction. So Draco would probably argue that he's not responsible for people's psychological addictions, and anyway, those equal more money in his pocket.
The visit with Cordelia in fact didn't go very well. The Slytherin fencing they did before tired Draco out and irritated him, but it also served a legitimate purpose: keeping Cordelia happy and making her feel respected as an equal. Draco was too blunt here. She's going to decide she needs different tactics to handle him, and he won't be prepared. (My plan is to have Cordelia and Charlemagne score a fairly significant victory in the first chapters of 'An Alchemical Discontent.')
Chapter 12 does in fact take care of the second problem- because, for the first time, Draco finds out that the potion has side-effects.
I’m a little puzzle about what Harry said, that he needed rules… as if he needs control, so he wants all the dos and don’ts of their relationship in advance to skip that first stage when you learn them. Usually by making mistakes.
That's exactly what Harry thinks his relationships need to be like now, because he made a mistake so nearly fatal. He can tolerate the amicable loss of a partner to someone else far better than hurting them. And he thinks any mistake would mean hurting them.
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This is the first potion Draco will want to distribute widely, rather than just sell out of his own shop. (He knows he'd get overwhelmed with orders and patrons). So of course he's thinking about the marketing, and everything will have to be planned just so. He's Slytherin. :)
In this case, the potion really doesn't cause a physical addiction. So Draco would probably argue that he's not responsible for people's psychological addictions, and anyway, those equal more money in his pocket.
The visit with Cordelia in fact didn't go very well. The Slytherin fencing they did before tired Draco out and irritated him, but it also served a legitimate purpose: keeping Cordelia happy and making her feel respected as an equal. Draco was too blunt here. She's going to decide she needs different tactics to handle him, and he won't be prepared. (My plan is to have Cordelia and Charlemagne score a fairly significant victory in the first chapters of 'An Alchemical Discontent.')
Chapter 12 does in fact take care of the second problem- because, for the first time, Draco finds out that the potion has side-effects.
I’m a little puzzle about what Harry said, that he needed rules… as if he needs control, so he wants all the dos and don’ts of their relationship in advance to skip that first stage when you learn them. Usually by making mistakes.
That's exactly what Harry thinks his relationships need to be like now, because he made a mistake so nearly fatal. He can tolerate the amicable loss of a partner to someone else far better than hurting them. And he thinks any mistake would mean hurting them.
Glad you liked Hermione's line.