Draco's Redemption

[mgrantwich at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 23721

>> Kelly Hurt <klhurt at y...> wrote:
>> Draco Malfoy is, in my opinion, exactly 
>> what he will always be:  an insensitive, spoiled, cruel-hearted,
>> pure-blooded snob.
 
> I second the motion though I have never believed that he should or 
> might reform. I generally resent attempts to make the character
> more palatable by predicting future regrets for present behaviour.  
> I like Draco as he stands, he is nasty but appealingly nasty.
> Catriona/Incitata

I third the motion.  Draco serves an important purpose in the canon: 
he offers a total contrast to Harry who's a nice kid who's had to 
struggle all his life.  Draco is a nasty kid who's had it all with 
ice cream on top and yet is a little fiend.  No redemption on the 
cards for Draco.