Malfoy redemption

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer <pennylin at s...> 
wrote:

> Yeah ... but it seems Draco is reasonably well-liked amongst the
> Slytherins in general.  That's my impression anyway.  I don't Crabbe 
&
> Goyle are his only companions -- they are just the ones he's seen 
with
> most often.
> 

My impression has always been that Draco is very popular in his 
house-- most of the Slytherins seem to follow his lead, and he is 
usually at the center of things. He is physically attractive, appears 
to have had no trouble finding a pretty girlfriend, and Crabbe and 
Goyle (pets or not) unquestioningly regard him as a leader. Also, 
let's face it, Slytherins are supposed to like power, and the Malfoy 
family has plenty of that.

I think his big shock will be that his family's life is going to 
become more difficult with the rise of Voldermort. His father, after 
all, is NOT among the most favored of the Deatheaters since he took 
the easy way out and avoided Azkaban. I think Draco just assumes that 
the world will be at his feet. He is due for being brought down a few 
notches.

Will this equal redemption? I don't see any signs of it. True, JKR 
hasn't ruled it out (I was quoting VERY loosely btw), but she has not 
said anything that I have read to indicate that this was anything she 
was thinking of.

Redemption or no, Draco's life is going to become more complex. I 
think we will see that.

--Suzanne