[HPforGrownups] Re: Best and Worst of Draco

[heidit at netbox.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 32823

As one of the leading "draco redemption *is* possible" proponents, I take this task cheerfully.

Best moment: warning the trio away at the World Cup. I have tried and tried to see how warning them to get away would've been of any benefit to him, in contrast to, say, Petrificusing one of them to hand over to the Death Eaters, or even keep them talking long enough for the bad guys to get there (if he didn't think he could best all 3 of them at once). Yes, he's rude and obnoxious in his word choice but no matter how you look at this, he did the right thing.

Close second- telling on Harry re: his being in hogsmeade. For those of you who think that going was the worst thing Harry's done, I am sure you agree that he needed to get caught and get told off regarding just what kind of danger everyone thought he was in. Draco's motivations were certainly in anger and not concern but the result was necessary and positive.

Worst thing? Not saying he wished Hermione was dead, which was likely motivated by jealousy - and how many 12 year olds don't say to their friends on occasion "I'm gonna kill him!" ?

No, what he said on the train was the worst. He may've been warning them again-it's possible - but he wasn't telling them anything that he didn't know they already knew. Pointless. And mean. Not evil but mean.

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