Draco evil? was: Re: The Dullest Redemption Subplot Ever

[dumbledore11214 <dumbledore11214@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51699

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "marla m." <marla_mode at y...> 
wrote:
> my point being that they are kids. kids can do very stupid things 
for all the wrong reasons, but that's why the concept of maturity 
exists. i dont believe that Draco is evil. he is an impulsive, 
immature, proud, snobby kid with a desperate need to prove himself 
and raised with a lot of prejudices, but thats it! you cant possibly 
condemn him for his actions till now. if so you would have to condemn 
the whole illustrious Gryffindor old gang who were certainly 
bullies... popular kids full of themselves who also made impulsive 
and careless things to whom they considered their enemies. and they 
eventually turned into mature adults with no evil agenda (as far as 
we know, of course *g*).
> 
> Marla

I am not going to argue "whether Draco is evil or not", even though I 
believe that he is. :o) (evil child, as Cindy said), but could we 
have some canon, please on "old Gryffindor gang who were certainly 
bullies". Personally, I don't even believe that Sirius had a 
malicious intent during the Prank, but I guess it can be (and was) 
argued both ways.I think that the most he  would be guilty of is 
extreme stupidity, but that is just my hope. 

 But James, Remus and even Peter being bullies? I don't remember 
anything in the books, which could point to this conclusion.


Alla