Is Draco Redeemable? (was Re: The Death of Cedric)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 11474

Ebony, spouse of Fred, wrote:
 
> Some of the same people who argue passionate cases for Snape (who I 
don't 
> care for much) are writing Draco off.  The rhetoric isn't logical, 
at least 
> not the way I've been reading the Slyth threads.

Amen.  We don't know when or why Snape changed his stripes, but it 
was when he was older than Draco is now.  He's still a horrible nasty 
person (poisoning students' pets with their own potions should be 
item #1 in the Evil Teachers Handbook), but current consensus on this 
list is that he's Good as opposed to On Voldemort's Side.  

He'd make a great mentor for Draco.  In fact, Draco is going to have 
an interesting choice ahead of him.  So far he has seen his dad and 
Snape as allies (why?  has Lucius believed that Snape was a baddie at 
heart?  don't the DE's know Snape was an agent for Dumbledore?  or 
has Lucius just kept that piece of information from dear Draco?).  If 
we and Dumbledore are correct, they are now mortal enemies.

Snape understands that you can loathe someone (James, Harry, Remus, 
Sirius) and still be on his/her side.  Harry's starting to figure 
that out.  Now Draco may have to do the same.

Oh man, I cannot wait until book 5 to see where this all goes.  Write 
fast, Jo!

Amy Z