Is Draco evil?

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 15131

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Scott" <harry_potter00 at y...> wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
Except that's true of a lot of people the world describes as evil. 

They believe they're right to be doing whatever they're doing but the 
rest of the world perceives their actions as evil.

That may be insanity talking, or a skewed worldview from a twisted 
upbringing like Draco's.  But the character believing himself evil is 
really academic, IMHO to the question of evil.

"Death Eaters" for instance is not a name that registers in the mind 
as 'good,' and while ambition for power is neither good nor evil, the 
way the Death Eaters use their powers --to kill and torment and hunt 
the Muggles -- is definitely evil.

Draco may have been raised to believe that it's okay to kill Muggles 
and 'Mudbloods'.   It's clear Draco doesn't think of them as not-
people; but instead as a much lower class of people.

But killing for sport rather than nourishment or self defense, 
qualifies as evil, to me.  Draco is not a stupid boy.  There would 
have to be a point, if not already happened, about to -- where he'd 
realize this. 

I don't think believing oneself evil is prerequisite for actually 
BEING evil.