Draco to the Light Side?

[Jesta Hijinx]

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>Oryomai said:
> >>>>Back to my original question: Will the good guys take/believe a
>Good!Draco?>>>>
>
>IMHO, if Draco does have a reversal of values and begin to fight
>against Voldy and the DEs, it won't be in close companionship with
>Harry/the Trio. I believe JKR has already stated that Harry and Draco
>will not "team up" to fight the dark side, but that doesn't mean
>Draco won't change sides and contribute in his own way to the "good
>side." In that event, I suspect Draco and particularly Harry will
>remain at odds but form a reluctant "working" relationship, not
>unlike Snape and Sirius. The tense handshake that the men to share --
>at Dumbledore's request -- near the close of GoF is along the lines
>of what I imagine Draco and the Trio will have to agree to do in
>order to fight for the same cause.
>
>-Jess
>
I completely agree with Jess - if this is ever to happen, it would be very 
reluctant.

And I honestly do not believe it ever will.  I think that if anything, if 
Draco does anything to promote what we know as the "side of good", it might 
well be in concert with his death in the last book.  But I think, more 
likely, that not all will end tidy and rosy in the wizarding world; I don't 
think that, even with the defeat of Voldemort, that the "purebloods" holding 
an elitist attitude about bloodlines is going to change.

I'm finding this a little hard to put into words, but while Lucius Malfoy 
doubtless holds true to attitudes that purebloods are better than muggles or 
mudbloods, and has instilled that attitude in his son, Voldemort's movements 
have definitely not been all about enfranchising the purebloods.  Likewise, 
assuming he's defeated in the end, that's not going to make the people who 
sincerely do believe that pureblood is the only way to go (and might even 
point to Riddle's/voldemort's own mingled bloodline by way of proof!) change 
their hearts and minds and do much more than live resentfully with the 
regime that's left in charge at the end.  (kind of like English subjects who 
didn't take a side in the American Revolution, but really secretly wanted to 
remain English; they were left living in America when it was all done.)

Anyway, I think Draco's privileged background will be in ruins and even if 
Dumbledore doesn't say so to him, the sense will be "get your backside out 
there and make something of yourself without your dad's money or estate 
behind you".  I don't think that will make him happy.

Something to keep in mind is that, while the nature of this book means that 
good and evil are fairly sharply drawn most of the time, and evil is 
somewhat-self-identified, most people don't believe they are on anything 
other than the right side - therefore, the side of good.

Felinia


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