Does JKR want us to hate Draco? (was: Re: Admonishing Snape)

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Alla earlier:
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Therefore, Harry's POV for example to me has nothing to do with 
how I view Draco, because no matter through which character I will 
look at Draco, I will still hear about "mudbloods who will die 
first"( paraphrase of course)
 
Geoff:
Bear in mind though that when Draco said this, he was 12.

I know from my own personal experience and that of dealing with guys
of that age over many years that young gentlemen of 12 can be very
bloodthirsty in their thinking; and they don't always think through
the consequences of what carrying out their fantasies would mean.
 
Just look at the exchange of insults and ribaldry that takes placein 
the rivalry over football teams just as one example......


Alla:

Oh, Geoff, as you probably remember  I nod in agreement at at least 
90% of what you write :-) I finally found the topic where I disagree 
with you. :-)

It is NOT that I don't think that the character of Draco's age canot 
change his views. Of course they can ( James, Sirius, Snape are 
examples IMO) It is that IMO JKR completely gave up on his 
redemption and  therefore painted him as really bad child. yes, 
Draco said that wehn he was 12, but can you show to me something 
which he said, which can show to us, reveal to us, that he has 
something good in him , anything at all, besides I guess that he 
loves his mother  and fother, because plenty of otherwise bad people 
love their parents?

I agree with the poster who considers Draco's words in GoF as big 
threat, not a warning. I think it is a big stretch to read it as 
warning, but it is just  my opinion.


I want to see some hints from JKR that Draco is not bad, oh maybe 
right now I don't really care, since I already dislike him 
passionately, but if I were to believe that he is about to change, i 
wanted to.

How about a love interest in the other house for example or one 
sentence in his conversation with classmates showing that he starts 
to question "pureblood" ideology? Right now I don't see it at all.

Anyways, JMO.

Alla.