Is Draco evil?

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 15122

I've been catching up on messages and so these thoughts my seem a 
little old, but I thought I'd post them anyway.

We've been asking whether Draco is evil, or at least irredeemable. I 
don't think he is, yet, and have stated this. All of us, or most of 
us also seem to know that canon Draco and fanon draco are seperate 
entities.

The question I have however is not whether we as readers think Draco 
is evil, or whether H,R,and H think that Draco is evil, but whether 
Draco believes that his own actions are evil. Of course the obvious 
answer is no. Draco has to believe that what he is saying and doing 
is right, or else it would be so emphatic. Then again has he ever had 
the reason to question it. As far as Draco can tell he *has* picked 
the winning side. All he's ever heard tells him that people like 
Hermione (muggle born mudbloods) don't deserve to be at Hogwarts, and 
so he wouldn't even describe himself as a bigot. 

Draco actually is A LOT like the Fundamentalistswho try to band Harry 
Potter books. He considers his position right and doesn't want to 
hear other people's sides of things or look at there view. 

Anywho in any characterisation of Draco it seems important to note 
that he isn't doing these things thinking "I am evil" but instead 
truly believes he is right.




Scott