Draco the Death Eaters and Voldemort (was: Re: Draco's culpability...)

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No: HPFGUIDX 139943

> Betsy Hp:
<snip>
> A killer would have worked on something that 
> kills.  Draco worked on opening a door.  

Alla:

Draco worked on opening the door,which led something or somebody who 
kills to Hogwarts. Very same thing in my mind. It is not like he 
worked on opening the door just for the fun if it, he knew perfectly 
well, what will come out of this door, IMO.

So, I am not quite sure why he gets a pass from you since he used 
less deadly means which led to the  very same end as if he would 
work on a bomb for Dumbledore,




> Betsy Hp:
<snip>
  It's Draco 
> who's suffered the most for the path he's been taken down.  It's 
> Draco who is most in danger, IMO.  Dumbledore gives Draco the 
chance 
> to choose a different way. Which is well within his rights as 
> Headmaster of Draco's school, both morally and legally, I think.


Alla:

I thought that Katie and Ron and eventually Dumbledore who suffered 
the most for the path Draco took. As to Dumbledore's right , well as 
I said upthread, I believe it was within Dumbledore's right to 
forgive Draco for assasination attempt on him, but not on Katie and 
Ron.

I am talking specifically about moral aspect, because maybe indeed 
Dumbledore had some legal authority, I am not sure.




>> Betsy Hp:
> First of all, it's *exactly* like he was being held at gunpoint. 

Alla:

Well, one can look at it like that sure, but it is not a fact, 
because I see no sign of any duress in Draco bragging to his friends 
on the train.


 
Betsy:
> As to punishment, how about having his chest and face slashed open 
> and nearly dying on a bathroom floor?  There's a certain poetic 
> justice to it, don't you think?

Alla:

Sure, I can go with that scene being another example of vicarious 
retribution ( Alla waves at Guinger, but unfortunately does not have 
a link to that great post of hers, where she developed the concept)


But no, I don't think that was enough.


Betsy:
  And, as Pippin points out, he's 
> taken out of Hogwarts, away from his friends, and possibly given 
to 
> Voldemort. That's more than enough to my mind.  (Though I'm 
betting 
> JKR will have more things in store for Draco.  She does seem to 
> enjoy making him bleed.)


Alla:

I KNOW what I want for Draco, that is if he is truly remorseful of 
course. I liked Phoenixgod suggestion about stripping Draco of all 
his wealth of course. That would be very neat for dear Draco to go 
poor and finally feel how hard that was for Ron.

But I know what I want to see even more - I want Draco to face Katie 
and Ron and beg for their forgiveness. That is exactly what I want 
to see Snape doing, come to think of it - beg for Harry forgiveness 
for making him an orphan, but I doubt that especially as to Snape I 
am going to get my wish.



Betsy: 
> Now here's a question for you.  What punishment should the twins 
> face for nearly killing Montague?  (Who they attacked on purpose 
and 
> for which they've yet to show the slightest remorse.)
>

Alla:

The small difference of course is that I don't remember twins 
planning assacination attempt on Montague.

JMO,

Alla.