[HPforGrownups] Draco is evil.

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 124839

I'm a little surprised that there is still debate about Draco being
evil or not, if there was any lingering doubt I would have thought the
last book would have cleared that up. Consider the confrontation in
Umbridge's office just before Hermione thought of a way to save Harry;
if one of your fellow classmates, even one you didn't like much, was
about to be tortured in a manner so painful it was known to drive
people permanently insane, would you be looking forward to the coming
show "with a hungry expression on your face"? Draco did.

Eggplant   

Sherry now:

And here we have what I think is one of the defining differences between
Draco and Harry.  Draco was looking forward to seeing that crucio done to
Harry.  Harry couldn't even let Dudley get attacked by dementors.  It didn't
occur to him to let it happen, because to him it was so terrible nobody
deserved it.  Let's not forget Draco and the dementor disguise at the
quidditch match either.  That was something that could have killed Harry or
at least seriously injured him.  Draco was certainly old enough to have
known what he was doing and the potential dangers.  The fact that Dumbledore
was there to keep Harry from splattering to pieces doesn't negate what Draco
tried to do.

Sherry