Draco's redemption - reprise

[davewitley]

No: HPFGUIDX 33224

I inadvertently mentioned this topic offlist and was ordered to post 
here.  We elves always does what we is told by great moderator 
persons, preciousss.

The question is, how can it be satisfying?  If Draco is redeemed, it 
seems like a literary cliche.  He has been set up as the bully who 
has nuisance value, the foil for Harry who so far manages to be 
absent whenever adventure really gets going.

On the other hand, if he slides into Death Eaterism, then that's a 
triumph for destiny (whether by birth, or Sorting Hat, or just fate) 
over choice.

One way out is the Gollum scenario, where Draco teeters on the brink 
of redemption for a while before JKR heartlessly tosses him to the 
Dementors.

Any others?

David