Draco being redeemed

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> > As anyone who knows me will tell you, I am a strong opponent 
> of the "Draco-is-so-sexy-and-tortured-let's-put-him-in-leather-
> > and-make-him-into-a-good-guy-and-schnoogle-him-senseless" school 
of thought. ;) Slight exaggeration, but you see what I mean.
> > 
> > Fanfic weirdness aside, I don't see any reason not to make 
> > Draco a bad guy. 
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Hope I did the "snipping" correctly!  Anyway - there is a "Draco-as-
closet-fantasy-leather-goodboy" contingent?  Eww.  He's just bad.  
Sometimes people are that way.  

But I have to play devil's advocate for one second - since JKR has 
held the theme of "it's not what you are born with, it's what you 
choose to become", I think there is a possibility that Draco could go 
over to the dark side at first (because of his family ties/blood and 
house affiliation), then change his mind and want to do good as the 
result of something that deeply shocks or scares him.  

IMHO, Draco losing his life as a result of doing something to further 
the common good seems plausible.  But right now I think that Draco is 
Hogwarts' Big Bad, and I hope he stays that way.