Draco..wasLily/Snape

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., tillrules at a... wrote:

> There is simply no evidence of him having any chance of 
>redemption.  Yes, in theory, it may be too early to say that he 
>could not be redeemed, but any redemption would have to reverse the 
>events of the last 4 books completely, because as of this time, he 
>is compltely unredeemable.

I think we are going to have to agree to disagree.  To say there is 
no chance for a 14 year old boy.....well, I just can't agree.  Hey, I 
bet Dumbledore hasn't given up on him !

It's not that I'm this huge fan of Draco.  I do like the scenes with 
him.  I think many of them are funny.  I'm just not willing to write 
him off.

Tillrules also wrote:
>He is excited to see Voldemort return.

Again, what if he isn't?  He can't go around saying that.  

>Even the death of an innocent (Cedric) is not enough to lessen this 
>happiness on his part.

I wonder if Draco was really happy to see Cedric die. Draco might be 
just as sad and afraid as every other kid at Hogwarts.  He just can't 
show it.

>It would take some extreme & radical character changes to make his 
>helping Harry possible and even more extreme circumstances to make 
>it plausible.

Sometimes it takes an extreme event to change a persons life.  We 
still have 3 books to go!

On a side note, I asked my teenage daugther today what she thought 
about Draco.  Her reply?

*Well, I like Lupin. <g>

When I pressed her further she said:

*Draco is a poot* <g>

Then she said that she thought Draco would end up fighting his 
father.  See, even a youngster thinks Draco has a chance.  Of course, 
this is the same person who likes the Lockhart character  ^o^

Koinonia