Past and Present Parallels

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(first time poster and please excuse any inaccuracies because I'm at 
work and without the books for references)

I don't know if this has been discussed, but it could very well give 
us some insight into future books.

While reading the books, I felt a strong sense of parallel between 
the past Hogwarts kids (James, Sirius, etc) and the present Hogwarts 
kids (Harry, Ron, etc).

If anything, JK may show us that history repeats itself. That some of 
the themes of the past will repeat in the present.

One example:
Draco Malfoy = Snape

I wouldn't be surprised to see that Draco Malfoy isn't such a bad kid 
afterall. That he is simply 'evil' because he was raised that way and 
he is jealous of Harry and his friends. I wouldn't be surprised if 
Harry saves his life. Or that Malfoy remains somewhat mean-spirited, 
but works for the good side in the future. All this just like Snape.

Other parallels:
Ron = Sirius Black
Neville = Peter Pettigrew (*cringe*)

I also expect Harry and the 'good side' to be betrayed by someone 
close to them. Someone who is weak or too eager to please a higher 
power. That person being either Neville or Percy. We'll see.

So what do you think?