Draco won't be a DE/You so sure about that?

[jenny_ravenclaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 41577

Darrin commented, so eloquently: 
> > Voldemort wouldn't have the little coward. Maybe if Wormtail ever 
got killed, Draco could have that job.

> > Darrin
 -- Redeem THIS! 

Alina responded with: 

>It's ignoring and not taking seriously little cowards like Wormtail 
and Draco that gets the oh-so-noble heroes into trouble. Voldemort 
didn't want Wormtail because he was a coward. Voldemort wanted 
Wormtail because Peter's friends knew he was a coward and looked down 
on him.
> 
I'm sure he'll find uses for Draco and the way the "good guys" look 
down on the little Malfoy.>

First of all, I must admit I believe that it is possible for Draco to 
be redeemed.  That does not mean I think he'll become a sweet and 
caring young man by the end of book 7.  He'll always be a git, but he 
won't necessarily become a DE.

Draco is definitely a coward, which is something just about everyone 
seems to agree on.  I have trouble comparing him to Peter Pettigrew, 
though, because Draco was born into a postition of privilege and 
power; we don't know about Pettigrew.  There is also, IMO, no evidence 
that anyone actually looks down on Draco.  Harry and company can't 
stand him, but I don't recall Harry or Ron or Hermione saying that 
Draco is beneath them.  That may not sound like much, but I think 
there is a big difference between disliking someone and actually 
thinking you are higher or better.

Peter Pettigrew put himself in the position of serving Voldemort.  Can 
you see Draco Malfoy scurrying around to do errands for anyone?  I 
can't.  I don't even see Draco kissing Snape's ass.  He just happens 
to be the favorite kid in the Potions class.

Another thing that has been discussed is that Draco may think very 
differently about the DEs if he ever sees his father kissing the hem 
of Voldie's cloak the way he did in the graveyard.  Draco thinks his 
father is the best; how might he repsond to seeing his father in a 
subordinate position?

I see so many scenarios when it comes to Draco, I think it really is 
anybody's guess as to what might become of him.  What if Voldemort 
does away with Lucius?  What if Lucius himself treats Draco badly in 
the presence of Voldemort?  What if Draco finds out his mother died 
and Voldemort and the DEs played a part in it?  What if, for any of 
these reasons, Draco decides to turn against the DEs?  He could very 
well develop into a cruel and frightening man, but he could also shy 
away from the reality of life as a DE and a Voldemort follower.  It's 
hard to say.

--jenny from ravenclaw, who enjoys darrin's sarcasm, but I am a New 
Yorker, after all  ****************