The Darkness Within

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 118881


> Spaced Out Space Cadet:
Is there room in future Harry Potter books for other 'dark' 
characters finding the goodness within?? In this I mean them 
becoming like Snape and not reverting to the 'good' side so that they 
can escape punishment because they have been park of the 'dark' side. 

Alla:

Personally, it would be enough for me if Snape eventually finds the 
goodness within.


Sharon:
Oh, sure.  Go take a spin on any of the thousands of fanfiction sites 
(like FA) and you'll find hundreds, if not thousands, of stories 
centering on Draco Malfoy waking up one day and suddenly realizing 
that he hates Voldy and doesn't want to be a DE, and what's more, 
he's desperately in love with Hermione/Ginny/Harry.


Alla:

Oh, yes. I have very bad reaction to "suddenly reformed" Draco,. but 
it does not mean that I would not want to see his character redeemed 
or even just more than 2-D character. Judging on JKR's reactions I 
would not bet on it though.

And yeah, Draco/Hermione or Draco/Ginny ship makes me want to run 
away from the story and fast. That's what I recently did - I run away 
from fantastic story solely because author just hinted about 
Draco/Hermione ship.


Sharon: 
> Beyond that, yes, there are loads of chances for "evil" characters 
to suddenly have a good side.  Maybe they won't go all-good, exactly -
they might not work for DD in the end, but at least they'll show they 
have a heart.
Take, for instance, Peter Pettigrew.  (Like I'd bring up anyone 
else.)  Peter still owes his life to Harry, and still had to return 
the favor Harry gave him in the Shrieking Shack.  It is entirely 
possible that Peter, in returning the favor and making good on the 
debt in either Book 6 or Book 7 (I'm betting on Six, myself) will end 
by saving Harry's life.  Perhaps this isn't quite working for DD, but 
it's sure showing that he's got a heart, or at least a keen sense of 
fair play.


Alla:

Keep in mind is that the following is only mine mostly emotional 
reading of Peter, whom I dislike immensely.

First of all, I concede - it is VERY possible that JKR will make 
Peter redeem himself somehow, based on her comments that nobody is 
born evil, etc.

To me, though as a CHARACTER, Peter is already beyond redemption, 
which again is probably incorrect reading of the text, but what can I 
do?

As you probably know, I don't believe in spy!Peter, but only in 
traitor!Peter, who caused Potters to die. That was bad enough in my 
book, but after He indeed owed Harry's debt, I was absolutely 
disgusted by his behaviour at graveyard.
That does not prove to me that he has a heart, on the contrary, I 
think he has a stone instead of heart.

Again, Dumbledore did say that Harry will be glad one day that he 
saved Peter's life, so I am sure he is bound to do SOMETHING for 
Harry, which will help him at the end, but I just don't see it right 
now.