Harry and Draco and Lucius

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No: HPFGUIDX 34556

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "zoehooch" <zoehooch at y...> wrote:
> I have begun to think that in one of three remaining books, there 
is 
> going to be a confrontation between Lucius and Harry that will test 
> Draco and cause him to question his unquestioning loyalty to his 
> father and that Draco will come to Harry's rescue in some way. Or 
> that Harry will somehow come to Draco's rescue, and when Draco is 
> forced to choose between the dark side his father represents and 
the 
> golden side that Harry and Dumbledore et. al. represent, Draco may 
> well move to the golden side and reject Voldemort and Death Eaters. 
> 
> Does this make sense to anyone? It would seem that there's a lot of 
> writing/plot-line opportunity, if nothing else.
> 

Oh absolutely.  Draco's going to step up at some point and reject 
everything his father stands for (though he will probably retain some 
of his snobbery, etc.).  The obvious canon evidence to point to for 
support is when, in PS/SS, Dumbledore compares James and Snape to 
Harry and Draco (in terms of both members of each pair detesting the 
other member).  And we all know that Snape eventually saw the light 
even if he never got over his childhood feud with James.  What made 
him do that?  And what will make Draco do the same?  So, yes, I'm 
certain that Draco will somehow save Harry or vice-versa or at least 
Draco will come to the realization that good does not equal weak and 
evil does not equal strong (his current set of values, as the Draco 
defenders will tell you, is the immature weak vs. strong rather than 
good vs. evil).  Big question: What is the fate of Lucius Malfoy IF 
Draco leaves the Dark Side?  Will he die?  Will Draco have to somehow 
decide between his father and his enemy in terms of even their 
lives?  How will Rowling handle Lucius's presence if Draco joins the 
other side?  Did Snape have to forsake his family or his friends when 
he forsook Voldemort and his cause?  Zoe, glad you brought this up.  
Lots of interesting things to come.

Devin, who prays that February, or at least March, sees some 
announcement about OotP's release date