Harry's Summer Holidays Post Voldy

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 907

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Steve Bates" <spicoli323 at h...> 
wrote:
> I think I have very similar thoughts about Draco's character 
changing a lot in the next book.  Basically, I think we have seen 
depressingly little indication that Draco will "reform" but I think 
if he is ever going to improve as a person, the turning point will be 
*now*. In my opinion, Lucius might not dare come home at all, for 
fear that Dumbledore will come after him, and without his father's 
influence or protection, Draco is almost definitely going to have to 
clean up his act.  If Lucius's support of Voldemort becomes well 
known, I doubt Draco is going to be liked or even tolerated at 
Hogwarts, especially if people make the connection between him and 
Cedric's death.  I can even foresee people openly hating and/or 
harrassing Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, and any other children of Death 
Eaters (taste of their own medicine after the whole "mudblood" 
thing), and this, if anything, might teach Draco some humility.
> 
 
You have a point about Lucius about having to be on the lookout for 
Dumble., but my thoughts are that he'll feel Dumble. won't be a match 
for the big V.  I can't see him afraid to come home, at least not in 
book 5, maybe 6, more likely not til 7.  And, if there will ever be a 
situation for Draco to fight on the good side, it will take a 
dramatic event to get him there.  I see the Malfoys like a KKK 
family; the children are raised with the parents despicable beliefs, 
so they learn to believe it too.  They may grow up to learn 
the 'wrongness' of those beliefs and change on their own, or just 
grow up to be adult versions of their parents.  Probably a number of 
Slyth. students are children of DEs, so D, C & G, will have a bit of 
company.  The other students -- Gryf., Huff., Rave. -- may dislike 
them more (the Slyths.), and probably even fear them, but the 
harassing seems more like something the Slyths. would do.  Their big 
hero is on the rise again.  Take that, you sissy Dumble. 
supporters.      

Anyway, just my thoughts...

Kelley