Draco's redemption - reprise

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No: HPFGUIDX 33291

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

Some time ago, I posted my own personal theory which, well, I kind of 
like:

Draco likes being hte leader of the bullying group. The grand poobah 
of all that is slimey at Hogwarts.

Along comes LV, to whom the elder Malfoy has not only pledged his 
allegiance but is subservient to.

Now, if Draco became a DE, he too would be under LV's thumb, a rotten 
place to be no matter whether you're a "good guy" or "bad guy."

So, I would like to see Draco help Harry, not because Draco turns 
over a new leaf and is redeemed, but because Draco doesn't want to be 
a slave to LV like dear old Dad.

In this manner, Draco is still Harry's nemesis, but hasn't turned a 
new leaf.

There are many ways this could play out, but that's the gist of what 
I'd like to see.

A Barkeep in Diagon Alley