Candidates for the Ever So Good!BadPerson? was: Nott, Malfoy and Narcissa.

[Mandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 98971

> Potioncat wrote:
>..who wonders if we have a counterpart for ESE! to use for bad 
characters who might really be good?

Mandy here:
Ever So Good Narcissa!  That's what I've been imagining and hoping 
for in a while. We need one of the bad guys to really be good. Other 
than Snape of course.  Although Jo seems reluctant to have any bad 
characters with any depth, that might turn out to be good deep down 
inside.  

It seems to me that the 'good' Gryffindors are allow multi-
dimensions, like James and Sirius being assholes in school while 
growing up to fight to the side of justice, while the 'bad' 
Slytherins are doomed to always be just bad!  Snape is the only fully 
realized 'bad' guy, which is why we enjoy him so much. To see his 
struggle and question his motivation.  Voldemort, Malfoy, Bellatrix 
et al are still too 2 dimensional imo.  Pettigrew is more 
interesting, but again he started out as a 'good' boy didn't he, 
before he turned 'bad.'  

What we need is ESG!Narcissa. Who was sorted in to Gryffindor, became 
Lily's best friend at school along with Alice Longbottom and Dorcas 
Meadows. Who holds secrets for Harry that she will reveal, whilst 
standing in front of the Black tapestry at Grimmauld Place.  Secretly 
working for DD and the Order against her husband!  Or some such 
scenario.  

If not ESG!Narcissa then who else?  There has been speculation about 
a SPY!Lucius, but as he will only ever be working for yours truly, he 
could never be considered ESG!Lucius, even if it turns out he's 
secretly working for DD.  ESG!Bellatrix -- never in a million years!  
Plus I want her to stay bad, we need some evil witches as badly as we 
need an ESG!Bad person. 

Hum, there are not too many to choose from are there.  Any thoughts?

Cheers Mandy