At last, a true Zeonic! 🫡

I ain't no native speaker typing on a phone, so sorry.

I understand what you mean. They are said to be those traits but that is absolutely not portrayed in the book.

So if you’re reading the books or watching the movie and thinking “I relate to those guys” all there is to relate to is being “bad”

They don’t have anything else going for them in the story.

Their house teacher is the herbology teacher, definitely the stoner house.

The most powerful wizard out of the Triwizard tournament. "Background noise". If school houses are groups then the "best" of those school houses should say more than the perspective of a boy bias by being in a different group.

Edit: maybe I shouldnt say most powerful, best rounded? Idk.

A stalker who worshipped one woman because she talked to him as a child and he decided to abuse orphaned children caused by the very hate group he was a part of. As Voldemort is supposed to be placed during WW2, snape became a NAZI by choice... Then only decided to oppose them when Hitler decided to kill someone he cared about.

Why he is such an ass to Neville we'll never understand.

Idk I think Malfoy gets it rough, kid was basically raised in and surrounded by a cult 24/7 with the threat of being ostracized by his family, friends and basically everyone he'd ever known if he put a foot out of line. The fact that he got any redemption arc at all even if it was late is more than a lot of indoctrinated people manage IRL.