Draco's Unlikely Redemption

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 33484

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Margaret Dean <margdean at e...> wrote:
> lucky_kari wrote:
>  
> > PS Amittedly, I perhaps have in mind Maglor in the Silmarillion, 
who
> > stands by when they throw his father, Eol, over a cliff. 
Admittedly,
> > Eol deserved it, but so would Lucius deserve Azkaban.
> 
> That's Maeglin,

Oh yeah, of course. :-) Maglor was the last of Feanor's sons left 
standing right?

> and that's a very interesting parallel!  Because
> the crime for which Eol certainly deserved death (throwing him
> over the cliff was a formal execution) was the attempted murder
> of Maeglin himself, which turned into the actual murder of Eol's
> wife/Maeglin's mother Aredhel, when she jumped in front of the
> spear.
> 
> Yeah, I can almost see Lucius doing that if sufficiently
> motivated.  Not quite as sure about Narcissa...

Narcissa seems, from all textual evidence (which isn't much) to be 
very concerned over her son. The mileage one could get from this 
story is pretty good, actually. Draco would be redeemed, but not 
really. After all, Maeglin ends up betraying Gondolin and making life 
not so pleasant for the woman he falls for, Idril. Draco, Maeglin? 
Hermione, Idril? Ron or Harry, Tuor? But as you said, it's unlikely 
JKR has read the Silmarillion!

Eileen (slapping herself over the Maglor/Maeglin mistake)