Draco and Sirius(Was: A Good Slytherin? )

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No: HPFGUIDX 74697

Karen wrote:
> There are so many parallel characters that we see in these 
> stories that it would make sense for Draco to be paralleled with 
> either James, who changed his bully ways by his seventh year, or 
> with Sirius, who "rose above" his family's prejudices.

Many seem to parallel Draco with Sirius, concluding that Draco either 
would break away from his evil parents like Sirius did, or he won't 
because he is not a "good" person like Sirius who made the "right" 
choice. I strongly disagree.

Both Draco and Sirius are rather amoral, they are kind only to those 
who they love or identify with, and can be cruel and without empathy 
toward everyone else. As evident in Sirius treatment of Snape (who he 
tried to badly hurt through wolf Lupin), Kreacher, and his own 
family. And Draco I'm sure I don't need to list examples of his 
cruelty/indifference toward the vast majority of WW population who he 
just doesn't care.

Sirius apparently, has always hated his family, period. It's not that 
he reached a certain age, suddenly woke up to the fact that his 
family was evil and decided he should make the moral choice by 
severing all ties with them, it was plainly like he said-- he ran off 
when he (finally) got the first chance because he just could not 
stand the lot of them. If he had any love for his parents and 
brother, and if their attitude towards muggle-borns was indeed the 
main reason he could not stand them, then he would have tried to 
persuade them to change their view. And if he could not make them 
change their prejudice, he would oppose this particular stance of 
theirs but still cares for them. But I didn't pick up any sign that 
Sirius had much feelings about his family, other than loathing.

I am not saying Sirius was "wrong" in that sense, just saying he is 
thus very very different from Draco who apparently cares deeply about 
his parents. There is NO reason for Draco to break away from his 
family the way Sirius did. Even if Draco does one day realize how 
wrong his parents are (which I doubt), he still would not be the 
second Sirius.

Who I think Sirius paralleled was Barty Jr, who hated his father 
thoroughly too -- the big difference was that Sirius left his family 
to join the "light" side, while Barty Jr rebelled against his dad by 
join rank with Voldermort. And who would Draco parallel if he ever 
ditches his own family for his own good? Percy Weasley! 

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