Draco's Talents, Tom Riddle the Head Boy, Slytherin and the bigger picture

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Chelsea wrote:
>Finally, someone else who believes that Draco will redeem himself! :) I
also agree with the Hermione/Head Girl, Draco/Head Boy, but I do think
Draco most likely has pretty good grades. Maybe I'm just shooting randomely
here, but he strikes me as one who does get good grades, and would be
thrilled to be Head Boy (also because he can gloat and boss people around.)
I also think there's a good chance he will bull a 'Snape', and spy for
Dumbledore. I also really like the idea that either he or Harry will end up
saving one another, and form a friendship from there. Anyone else agree?


I want to, but I can't.  If the Harry-Draco rivalry stayed at the level it
was on in Book 1 (pranks and stuff, nothing nasty) and not to that point it
reached in GoF, it could have been possible.  As it stands now, however...

I also read in a website somewhere (the Harry Potter Extravaganza, I think,
I'm not sure) that J.K Rowling ruled out any Harry-Draco tandems in the
future.  So this might mean that it's Harry vs. Draco all the way, then.  

but hey, anything can happen, after all.

I actually have a favorite scenario playing in my head about Harry fighting
a Draco/LV tandem.  Specifically, LV fighting through Draco.  But hey, I
can't support any of that with canon, so never mind.

Regarding Draco as Head Boy, why not?  My only problem with that is that
Draco isn't exactly a model student himself.  I mean, he has gotten into
loads of trouble before and stuff.  He might actually have the grades (we
don't know for sure; Snape isn't actually the most objective teacher out
there), but I think being Head Boy takes more than grades.

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Which brings me to an interesting point.  Tom Riddle was a Head Boy during
his day.  Unless I'm very mistaken, Tom Riddle is a Slytherin.  Does this
mean that there are Slytherins out there who are potential Head Boys/Girls?  

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Looking at the bigger picture, have we been giving Slytherin a bad rap?
Just because Slytherin generally plays the 'bad group' role in the HP
series (yeah, with Gryffindor playing the 'hero' role, Hufflepuff as the
'bumbling sidekick', and Ravenclaw as 'that group you just can't understand
or reach') doesn't mean that all of the Slytherins will turn out bad.

I guess this has a lot to do with the trait most associated with the
Slytherins -- Ambition.  Now this may sound a bit negative compared to the
traits of the other houses (bravery, cleverness, and diligence), but
ambition per se is not evil.  I could assert that all the characters in HP
are ambitious, and I can support that with canon, but that's not the point.

Maybe my real point here is that I believe that Slytherin may get the
lion's share of pricks and a**holes per batch, but they couldn't all be
'evil'.  It all depends on how you read the word 'ambition'.  Personally,
I'm pretty ambitious, but I don't think I'm evil.

Whew, that's a mouthful.


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