Will Draco come back? & Character development

[samnanya]

No: HPFGUIDX 81921

Draco come back ? Maybe as a ferret....

JKR has given not one iota of a clue to indicate that Draco will 
change, and numerous instances showing where he has not. Nor has he 
learned from experience, still trying to blindside Harry with 
disasterous results yet again at end of OOP. Draco, Goyle and Crabble 
have not changed at all since SS. 
That said, it is LETHAL for the credibility of a story for a character 
to abruptly change without explanation or predictive plot points. That 
is what makes a story laughable, and JKR is too good to allow that to 
happen. Time is running out for Good|Draco to emerge.
Can anyone ferret out a sign of change in Malfoy?

samnanya





--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jakedjensen" <jakejensen at h...
> 
> wrote:
> <snip> 
> > I suspect that Malfoy will return to Hogwarts.  He does still have 
> an 
> > important role to play.  He is the Snape of his generation.  And, 
> > just like Snape, I feel sympathy for Draco.  From the moment we 
met 
> > Draco he has shown to be intelligent, athletic, clever, and a good 
> > leader . . . however, he is also the byproduct of a disfunctional 
> > home.  There is an important line in OotP that I believe applies 
to 
> > Draco.  DD, when talking about Kreacher, says, "Kreacher is what 
he 
> > has been made by wizards, Harry." (p. 832, OotP) Draco, too, is 
> what 
> > he has been made by wizards (especially his father).  I think, in 
> the 
> > end, Draco will go through a transformation.  Most likely, one of 
> > the "good" characters will make the first move (early money is on 
> > Hermione, but never count out Luna or Harry to throw a curveball). 
> > Remember, regardless of how poorly he did it, he did originally 
> offer 
> > Harry friendship (PS/SS).  I think JKR will bring him around.  
> <snip>
> 
> Jen: 
> Draco continues to be one-dimensional, seemingly influenced only by 
> Lucius and his pure-blood indoctrination. Yet this character is the 
> proverbial gold mine waiting to be dicovered--I want to see some 
> rebellion! Draco's had other influences in his life now, seen a few 
> things that hopefully give him pause, yet he's still sneering and 
> attempting to thwart 'Potter'.
> 
> I guess his character may never expand beyond that. Draco reminds me 
> of Vernon--they are both essentially frozen in their Book 1 
> characterizations. 
> Jen