Why redeem Draco?

[Rebecca M]

No: HPFGUIDX 60005


> So far I find myself agreeing with jenny ravenclaw. [snip]
>  I have become a big believer that history 
> will be repeating itself and that our present characters have past 
> counterparts (ie: harry=james).  The present character will be 
faced 
> with similar choices as the past characters, but many will choose 
> differently.  
 I agree with Brooke -- but the most compelling argument why JKR 
will have Draco turn is that if something like that didn't happen it 
simply wouldn't be true to one of the overall themes that recurs 
again and again in the books ... that heritage is not a determining 
factor, but rather the individual's choice of what to do with the 
heritage.  A Draco who deterministically follows his father's course 
doesn't fit with the theme.

On the other hand, I can see Draco *choosing* to remain on the dark 
side, but there will have to be a decisive moment when he is faced 
with a clear choice and decides which side he is on.  But I don't 
think any of this will happen in book 5 ... Draco will remain 
Harry's foil throughout the series, although his character will 
deepen and grow more complex so that when he is faced with the 
fateful decision, we understand all of what goes into it.  But there 
may be earlier crises or key scenes that build up to this ... and 
one of these would be a scene in which Draco really confronts his 
father's disdain and inattention.


Rebecca