[HPforGrownups] Re: The Importance of being Draco Malfoy

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 114139

--- sophierom <sophierom at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Draco seems to be more of a stupid 
> school-yard bully with his two stupid sidekicks; he's become a
> skinnier, magical version of Dudley.   


I agree.  Draco peaked in GOF when he was helping Rita Skeeter harass
the Trio.  In OOTP he regressed to a 2-D figure and there's no sign
that he's going to grow again.

In fact, I think that is his function - to be a symbol of arrested
maturity, of the unthinking parrotting of stupid ideas and values, of
lack of personal effort in attaining one's goals as opposed to having
everything handed to you on a tray.  We'll be able to contrast him
with the Original Trio and the Additional Trio who will be maturing
and growing in the last two books.

Just as there's not enough time for Draco to have a change of heart
(or to develop a spine or grow a brain), there's not enough time for
him to develop into Harry's deadly foe.  Harry's got one of those
already - his name's Voldemort.

Magda



		
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