Why Draco Malfoy Isn't Evil ... (a bit on strong female characters too)

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer <pennylin at s...> 
wrote:
> I agree with Cassie -- I don't want to believe that Draco is
> irredeemable or that JKR has set him up to just be a black&white
> cardboard cut-out of his father.  I'd like to think there's more
> complexity to his character than that -- just like all the Snape 
fans
> like to believe in his complexity (not that I don't agree that 
Snape is
> complex -- he is).  Many of us believe our hero Harry will have to
> confront choices & dilemnas, and it will be revealed that he faces 
moral
> obstacles & has struggles.  He has a dark side, and I think 
eventually
> he must confront it.  I'd like to think that Draco likewise has a 
good
> side and that he too will have choices to make.
> 


I want this very much-- I would find Draco much more interesting if 
he would come to a crossroad and maybe question what his father has 
been teaching him. Even if he does end up as an evil character, it 
would show some humanity I would feel it more deeply.

Suzanne