Draco

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No: HPFGUIDX 150741


Alla:
> Will Draco follow Regulus' path and commits the act  of heroism while
> defying Voldemort? It is possible of course, but IMO  he has a long
> way to go before he can be compared to Regulus' heroic  deed.

Magpie:
Well, yeah.  Regulus has his own story and  Draco's whole story hasn't even 
been written yet.  For all we know  we'll hear he was AK'd a week after the 
end of HBP.  I would only  compare him to Regulus in the same way his author 
did, which is to say he  bought the party line, joined up and got in over his 
head or whatever she  said.  But I'd suspect that if we were reading MWPP era 
and knew  Regulus pre-revelation we might not have believed it of him either. 
I  mean, isn't it ironic that the first we hear about Regulus is Sirius  
describing him as an unimportant idiot who got killed as a  nobody?

Jamie:
I would not be too surprised to see Draco AK'd in the beginning of the 7th  
book either. JKR did say there will be deaths of some of the main  characters 
and I think Draco is a character who could very easily be  extinguished. First 
of all, he did not fulfill his obligations to LV and for  that alone he could 
be killed. In fact, I think this was LVs plan all along. I  think he KNOWS 
that Draco cannot fulfill his obligation because he just doesn't  have the 
knowledge or magical experience to do it. Not to mention the fact  that his death 
would be a signal to Lucius that LV's orders should be obeyed  without fail. I 
think Draco was chosen for this assignment specifically to  punish Lucius and 
LV has no reason not to kill him if he fails, which he did. I  also don't think 
Snape can save Draco from LV. Even if he tried it would put him  in danger 
and I'm not sure Snape is willing to die for a student, even if it is  his 
beloved Draco.