Draco = Evil?(was: Elkins' Draco Malfoy Is Ever So Lame. )

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Betsy:

I do like his character, and hope that a better fate than 'Death 
Eater failure' awaits him.  I feel sympathy towards Draco because he 
always loses so spectaculary, and sometimes quite unfairly.  And 
he's been set upon by a mob, which is repulsive to me.  I despise 
mob  justice.  In the Harry Potter books, Draco is the underdog.  
Harry hates him from the outset and sets Draco up as his opposite.  
I'd like to see Draco break out of that role and become his own 
man.  Just as I'd like for him to break away from his father.  Who 
knows if it will happen?  My fingers are crossed.



Alla:

I am assuming that when you say "mob justice" you mean fight at the 
end of GoF. It is funny that usually I also despise mob justice, but 
I as I said before I absolutely don't mind what Draco got from 
Gryffindors. I guess it is because I think that Draco brought it 
upon himself  and therefore richly deserved it.
NOBODY invited him to Gryffs appartment and especially nobody was 
interested in listening to his threats to Hermione.

Could Gryffs handled it better? Sure, I guess. But I firmly believe 
that they were provoked by death threats to Hermione, therefore 
again hurt/comfort fails spectacularly in my eyes. "Just deserts", 
definitely.

So, yes, even if Draco loses spectacularly. I cannot remember single 
occasion where he loses UNFAIRLY. Even when he was turned into 
ferret, he started a fight, remeber? :o)

So,punishment can be very over the top, but since I don't think that 
general idea of the punishment was unfair at all, I cannot 
sympathise with Draco much. I mean, it is a cruel punishment for 
sure, but the initial offense was bad enough.

I also don't see Draco as underdog. I see Snape favouring him over 
and over again during his lessons.


Would I want a different fate for Draco than the one I believe was 
set up for him?

NO, I don't think that fifteen year old is irredimable, BUT at this 
point in series I think that the ONLY mitigating factor Draco got is 
his age, otherwise he is quite despicable already.

I only have to remember his campaign for Buckbeack executiona nd 
Hagrid firing by exaggerating his injuries and that would be enough 
for me .

Just my opinion,

Alla