Draco's redemption - reprise

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No: HPFGUIDX 33237

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "davewitley" <dfrankiswork at n...> wrote:
> 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) 

That's a very interesting, good point - and he is one of the more 
intriguing characters, too. It would be a shame for him to become a 
cliche.  

If he were to see his father trying to kill Harry, would he help dear 
old dad or a fellow Hogwarts classmate? How could he possibly "stay 
on the fence" like Snape? His father would force him to choose a side 
eventually, like you say.

Maybe he is the "fan" of Harry's who dies, if used in a sarcastic way.

By the way, I think it also would be interesting to think about what 
Harry would have turned out like if he had, indeed, been put into 
Slytherin, with Draco. If Ron hadn't been around to tell him, he 
wouldn't have known any better. What would Draco have done with Harry 
as a (potential) friend?

Back to the topic, I do not know just how to handle poor Draco (or 
effectively answer your excellent question!) - but I am glad that he 
is there.  


Just wondering,

lilahp