Draco's redemption/Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 33359

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Aja <aromano at i...> wrote:
> 
> Here's something I just thought of today as I was thinking over the
> frequent discussions of generational parallels in the books.
> > Fratricide is already a recurrent generational theme in the 
books.  


I hate to nitpick, but don't you mean paticide?  Fratricide is the 
killing of ones own brother.


Aja wrote:
Tom
> Riddle murdered his father, Barty Crouch murdered his... who's next 
in
> line with a father who might stand in the way of his future plans? 
*dun
> dun dun* Draco Malfoy.  What could be more *un-cliche* than having 
the
> once-evil Draco choose to fight for good but end up murdering his 
father,
> possibly out of a need for bitter revenge?  Can anyone else see 
this type
> of scenario occurring, perhaps for other reasons? 

I have to admit that I also find the "redeemed Malfoy" scenario to be 
too much of a cliche for JKR to use.  However, I wonder why he would 
want to murder his father for "bitter revenge"?  As far as I can see, 
his father gets him anything he wants, confides DE secrets to him, 
takes him to the Quidditch World Cup match, and generally has made 
his life quite pleasant.  The only time his dad is critical of him at 
all is when he chides him for not doing as well in his studies as 
Hermione.  Things would have to take a big turn for the worse at chez 
Malfoy, before Draco would have any reason to feel hateful toward 
Lucius.

Jo