The Importance of being Draco Malfoy

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 114077

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <claphamsubwarden at y...>
wrote:
> A more speculative thought is that there will be a forced 
> confrontation between Harry and Malfoy either at school or before the 
> final showdown (however that does pan out). Possibly even after Harry 
> has defeated Riddle if he does, (I have already mentioned my thoughts 
> on the ending in an aptly named post The End).

I agree that Draco is most likely setup to be a bad guy. There is
plenty of foreshadowing to indicate that some or much of the eventual
war will occur within Hogwarts, perhaps leading to and/or after
Dumbledore passes away. I think Draco is groomed as the leader of the
pro-Voldemort camp inside the school, just as his father had been the
leader of the Death Eaters before him (as evidence by his being to the
right of Voldemort, and the first one to be chastised in the graveyard
scene).

However, I think that Harry's role is leading to fight the ultimate
bad guy - Voldemort. Overcoming Malfoy and his cronies will fall to
Harry's helpers or soldiers. I think the most likely Malfoy opponent
is Ron Weasley - Malfoy never misses an opportunity to provoke him and
there is a lot of hostility between them, greater even perhaps than
between Harry and Draco.

Other possible opponents are Hermione - wouldn't it be cool if he is
defeated by a "mudblood" - perhaps together with Ron. Neville may be
another candidate, but I doubt it.

Salit