[HPforGrownups] Re: OoP: Has Anyone Seen Redeemable Draco???

[fairecher at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 66797

In a message dated 7/2/2003 1:27:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
rlai1977 at yahoo.com writes:

> No less redeemable as a 15-years-old kid than Bully!James. The fact 
> that he doesn't have a Lily to help him out nor a motive to rebel 
> against his evil parents is hardly his own fault. If JKR wants to 
> redeem him it would be no harder than transforming James, if she 
> doesn't plan to then being a loyal son that he is of course he'll 
> just sink along with Lucius.
> At least he is loyal and honest. You don't see him switching sides 
> for his own good like Peter, who in my eyes is ToTALLY, 
> unquestionably irredeemable.

The odds seem against Draco ever turning out well.  I wouldn't say I really 
feel too sorry for him, but I really do like to try to analyze people (and 
characters in books!)

One theory I have had is that Draco really has a crush on Hermione, but he's 
especially mean to her because he knows that his father would NEVER approve 
because of her background.  Something I find interesting was that when Draco 
first met Harry in PS/SS (I am American, but I read the British version first, so 
what should I call it?), he seemed to have been trying to be a friend to 
Harry in his very crude way.  But Harry rejected Draco (rightly) when Draco 
insulted Ron and his family!  Draco's only friends are his toadies who seem to kiss 
up to him for a couple reasons, 1. Because they are stupid, and 2. because 
they are serving the same position in Draco's "posse" that their fathers serve 
for Lucius.  Draco doesn't have anyone who really likes him, and he seems to 
have been raised to believe that being liked isn't important.  Lucius is a 
horrible parent, and I assume that Narcissa is just as bad.  A moment I keep coming 
back to was from the CoS movie, although I realize that things in the movies 
aren't necessarily "canonical".  When Draco falls off his broom during the 
quidditch game, Lucius looks humiliated and not at all concerned that his son 
might have been hurt.  That look on Lucius' face seems to sum up this father/son 
relationship completely to me!



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