Sirius and Draco; was James and Snape.

[Joe Bento]

No: HPFGUIDX 113858

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Magda Grantwich 
<mgrantwich at y...> wrote:

> To answer Alex's question: why do people think Draco was redeemable
> before Book 5, I think it's the age issue.  By the time he's 15,
> Draco is old enough to think for himself and to question his 
parents'
> beliefs and convictions.  Sirius did the same thing by that age and
> moved out of the house as soon as he could.  If Draco is too much 
in
> his father's personal thrall to have the independence to do this 
(as
> I think he is), then that's his problem and he'll pay for it.


Magda,

Someone else brought up in this topic the fact that Draco has done 
many bad or hurtful things, but he hasn't yet shown a characteristic 
of being truly evil.  Perhaps redemption is yet possible.

Is it 17 that a wizard comes of age?  If so, he still has another 
year left to go.  In taking of the dark mark, if Draco receives it, 
I don't feel it will be at his own free will.  I think we may see a 
serious fight between Draco and Lucius over this matter.

Is his behavior in Slytherin an act to just be on the good side with 
his housemates?  Though we haven't really been led to believe 
otherwise, it doesn't seem that people like Crabbe, Goyle, and 
Parkinsin could be "good" friends.  On an intellectual level, they 
are no match for Draco.  We've been told he's a good student, though 
to Lucius' dismay, he's not as good as Hermione.

I see Draco as a spoiled little kid that loves his parents and tries 
to please them, though he never quite makes the mark of fulfilling 
his father's expectations.

I do hope that taking the dark mark won't be the ultimate act Draco 
does to gain full acceptance from his father.

Draco and Snape are among my favorite characters in the books.  I 
stll have high expectations of them.  We've been surprised by Snape 
numerous times when the Trio thought he was up to evil acts.  I hope 
to see the same things from Draco as well.  

Assuming there may be 1200 or more pages to go between books six and 
seven, there's a lot of story left to tell.

Joe