Enabling the Slyths: Redeemable Draco

[Joyce]

No: HPFGUIDX 46324

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "arcum42" <Arcum_Dagsson at c...> wrote:
> I personally believe it'll be Arthur or Ron who does Lucius in.

I am fairly certain that there will eventually be a showdown between 
Lucious and Arthur Weasley.  Who will win?  Up for grabs.  There is 
certainly enough tension between the two characters to justify a 
wizardly physical confrontation between the two.  My money is on 
Arthur - Who will also feel a responsibility to protect Harry from 
Lucious.  Lucious is too full of himself to fight effectively in an 
even match.  In addition, he doesn't seem the type to protect anyone 
but Lucious - Including his son.

Arcum:
<snip> As far as Draco goes, I'm not quite as sure, given that King 
Arthur is Arthur *Pendragon*, which is a more modern form of "pen 
draco". Given how the dragon standard is associated with Arthur, I 
suspect we may actually end up with Draco working with the Weasleys 
at some point.<snip>

Interesting.  I always figured that Draco was sort of the undeveloped 
dark side in all of us.  He is sort of a dual character, isn't he?  
We are so wrapped up in the myth of the child as the innocent.  It is 
difficult to look at him as anything but an innocent.  We want to 
assume the best.  He has a lot of choices to make in the future.  
Just as all the others do.  That his name connects to the legend of 
Arthur also might reference a dual nature.  IIRC, Arthur was just as 
responsible for the fall of Camelot as he was for the rise.  I am not 
sure if there is any meaning to that.  I don't know my Camelot mythos 
much beyond JFK.  ;o)

I am torn between Ron and Hermione being the eventual antagonist of 
Draco's character.  Both certainly have the motive.  It's important 
to remember that they are all teenagers with that whole hormone 
rebellion kicking in.  Makes things a bit more unpredictable in the 
long run.

J-