Draco - Saved or Not? (was: Elkins' Draco Malfoy Is Ever So Lame...)

[horridporrid03]

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>>Valky:
>Well actually Betsy I hope Nora put it in pencil for you because 
there just *might* be a foreshadowing of *Draco* as the good 
slytherin.<
<snip of examples>

Betsy:
Ooh, I hope you're right, Valky!  I just want the guy to catch a 
break.  Just once.  And I agree that Draco's love for his family 
might be seen as that "noble core," Nora (I think?) brought up.

Maybe, if Voldemort decides Lucius will be the scapegoat for the MoM 
failure, Draco will step up to the plate.  Could be interesting if 
his stated ideology and the welfare of his family come into conflict.

>>Valky:
>He really values his loyalty, but it is to Slytherin people. A 
conflict in him a hurt/comfort scenario, no?<

Betsy:
Oh yeah, big time angst.  I wonder what Draco's loyalty *is* to 
Slytherin?  I also wonder about Snape's influence in his life.  Which 
makes me wonder, what would happen if the welfare of his family and 
the welfare of his house came into conflict?

>>Valky:
<snip>
>Hagrid is the one the one character that has conclusively chosen to 
believe that there are NO *good* slytherins. And Draco, has been the 
one who consistently, through his only *good* trait, (loyalty to his 
father) been a thorn in Hagrids side.<
<snip>
>What I can say is that I think it will be Hagrid who finally 
recognises Draco as the *good* slytherin, or that he will *have to* 
at some point because it is Hagrids failing working innately in Harry 
that prevents Draco from being saved instead of smashed down all the 
time.<

Betsy:
Interesting...  I've never linked Hagrid and Draco before.  Trusting 
Hagrid, or needing Hagrid's help would be a huge shake-up for Draco, 
because of his blood bias.  I think he'd rate Hagrid as lower than 
Hermione or even Lupin, because of Hagrid's non-human mother.  If 
Hagrid did help Draco (thereby healing his own bias against 
Slytherin) it might certainly force Draco to reconsider some things.

I don't know if there's anything in the books that strongly point to 
that particular scenario...  but when has that stopped any theorizing 
before?  It will be interesting to see what happens! 

Betsy, who's thrilled with Valky and hopes, hopes, hopes, she's right!