Why Draco Malfoy Isn't Evil ... or Snape either...

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., cassandraclaire at m... wrote:
> Cass: Meanness and nastiness do not equal evil. (*cough*
> > Snape. *cough*)
> > 
> Doreen:Ahem! I saw that! What makes you so sure that Snape is the 
> evil one?
> > Doreen
> ------------------------------------
> > 
> Eh? No, no. I was using Snape as an example of "mean and nasty does 
> NOT equal evil." Snape is as mean and nasty as they come but I 
think 
> there's enough canon evidence that we can confidently say he isn't 
> evil. I quite like Snape, actually.


I rather like Snape as well, and I think there are good reasons to 
believe that he will play a very heroic role in the future books.

Draco theoretically could also be redeemed-- he hasn't done anything 
yet that is so awful that I would dump him in with the deatheaters. 
But so far JKR has not said anything to indicate that this is likely, 
and some of the answers she has given to some questions asked of her 
hasve indicated to me that it ISN'T in the cards.

In one interview someone asked her about Draco and she responded that 
he was a terrible person, the kind of boy "who knows exactly what 
will hurt someone most". In a recent interview I think someone asked 
if Draco would ultimately team up with Harry to fight evil and she 
responded "Where do you guys hear these things? No, absolutely not."

I would think that if Draco were possibly heading to redemption we 
would have seen some sign of it by now. I love the fan fiction Draco, 
but the canon Draco appears to be destined for nastiness, and sooner 
or later, evil.