Draco's Choice (was:Re: The Twins are bad, Harry is bad, but Draco is good...)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 137241

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ehteshamulh" 
<ehteshamulh at y...> wrote:

Ehtesham:
> So, let us not solely remember Draco as he stood, allegedly 
> choiceless, in front of his Headmaster with a slightly lowered 
wand. 
> Let us also remember him as, with full freedom of choice, he lied 
to 
> try and take the life of an innocent hippogriff, or dishonoured the 
> death and the memory of a Triwizard champion.
> 
> Choices, not abilities, did someone say? So be it.

Geoff:
Indeed yes. But - we have the choice to change our choice. I can 
think of many occasions over the years when I have had second 
thoughts and altered decisions I had taken previously.

Can I remind you of good old St.Paul - to whom I made reference in 
message 137071 - who definitely changed his public image for the 
better. 

I don't think Draco will become a saint but I haven't written him 
off; he's just another of the bunch of very human characters wom JKR 
presents to us "warts and all".