Sirius and Draco; was James and Snape.

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 113856

Alex wrote:
> 
> *I*, personally, find it a little disappointing that the Spoiled
> Rotten Rich Boy introduced in the first book is apparently not going
> to develop past that.  Harry pegs him as the "wrong sort" the very
> first time he sees him....and, lo and behold, he's the wrong sort.  I
> *hope* he'll be redeemed--but I think I agree with you that if he was
> going to be, there would be *something* that a determined reader such
> as myself could interpret as hinting at his Inner Goodness.  And 
> while I maintain that evidence of his Inner Evil is inconclusive, I 
> admit that there's not anything to point toward Inner Good.  <<
> 
> 
> SSSusan:
> Picking up on your last paragraph a bit, Alex, as for me, I'll 
> settle for something more than 2-D Draco!  I've found him one of the 
> biggest disappointments in the books.  There's just nothing TO him 
> that we've gotten to see.  He's simply a carboard nemesis for Harry, 
> a sneering, drawling, snob.  I hope for some *depth* at some point, 
> whether he's evil or redeemed or a tormented somewhere-in-the-middle.
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan

Julie writes:

This is one of the limitations of the story being told almost completely
from Harry's POV. We've seen Sirius, Snape and others fleshed out 
some because they've spent enough meaningful time with Harry for us
to evaluate not only Harry's thoughts about them, but their own actions
under differing circumstances, as well as glimpses into their histories. 
I'm hoping at some point during the next two books Harry and Draco 
will be thrown together in some meaningful way (i.e., not just in class
or passing in the halls sniping at each other). If that doesn't happen, 
Draco may remain a 2D character who just flits in and out of Harry's 
conciousness whenever they periodically and briefly encounter each 
other. 

Julie 


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