Detour (Was Re: Draco chapter)

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No: HPFGUIDX 116971


SSSusan:
> > Well, *if* I'm right that the detour is to get Daddy out of
> > Azkaban, then I'd say, yes, Draco will be making his final 
> > decision for Team Voldy.  
> > 
> > Some are thinking it could mean a redeemed Draco, but I just 
> > can't imagine it.  Very near the end of OotP we see Draco 
> > threatening Harry over what he did to his father.  If the 
> > Draco's Detour chapter is only #6, it could potentially be only 
> > a matter of weeks between the threat to Harry and this.  Now, 
> > frankly, that threat sounded pretty serious to me, and I don't 
> > think he'd change his mind and become redeemed in a flash like 
> > that.  (Then again, I'm not one to  hold out a lot of hope for a 
> > redeemed Draco at any point in the septology.)
 
Eustace_Scrubb:
> Well, I agree that it seems highly unlikely that Draco 
> would "detour" off his life path, which seems to be something 
> like "be worthy of your heritage."
> 
> So...there are of course detours that are intentional (that is, one
> decides to take a detour) and then there are detours that are
> unintentional (for some reason one is forced to take a different 
> route than one planned).  Of course, there's at least one more 
> detour type, the sort that you take because your name alliterates 
> with the word "detour" and therefore makes a very snappy chapter 
> title. <vbg>  

SSSusan:
Hee!  But seriously, that's a good point about unintentional 
detours.  Kind of like what happened to Harry & Cedric when they 
touched the TWT Cup/portkey and found themselves in the graveyard.  
A detour for certain, and definitely an unintended one.  

Wonder who/what might lead Draco astray or pop him out of wherever 
he is for an unexpected trip elsewhere??  Would it be something 
*unpleasant*? (I hope!:-))


Eustace:
> So perhaps he does try to spring Lucius from Azkaban, but ends up
> doing something completely unrelated.  Then again, nobody seems to
> think that Azkaban is going to be very difficult for the DEs to 
> break out of--Draco's "assistance" might not be needed or even 
> welcome.

SSSusan:
It's interesting how quickly we've lost the idea that Azkaban is 
difficult to get out of.  It took Sirius 12 years to do it and he 
was the *first*...but then those DEs broke out en masse, and I guess 
that's what has made us think it can happen again easily.  Voldy's 
return & his alliance w/ the Dementors and all.

Siriusly Snapey Susan