Draco (Re: The GoF Train Scene (was:Re: Humanity, Kant, Caricatures, and Draco))

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No: HPFGUIDX 146775

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kristin Hessenauer 
<tropicwhale at y...> wrote:
> tropicwhale:
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> I agree that someone needs to challenage his worldview otherwise 
> he's just going to remain Voldemort's and Lucius' playtoy for the 
> rest of his life, which probably is going to be short now that he 
> failed to kill Dumbledore, Voldemort was obviously looking for an 
> excuse to off the Malfoys, they all failed at the jobs they were 
> given, like keeping Voldie's diary safe in book two, gaining the 
> prophecy in book 5 and killing Dumbledore in book 6. Draco was 
> just caught in the middle of his Dark Lord and his parents.
>

I disagree. There seems to be a view in fandom that Draco is somehow 
in really big trouble with Voldemort and that his life is going to 
be in danger. Everyone, including Draco's own mother, didn't think 
that he'd be able to complete his task yet Draco basically did 
complete it. He got a group of Death Eaters into Hogwarts and 
managed to get Dumbledore at the mercy of his wand. These are hardly 
insufficient tasks that Draco completed in the service of the Dark 
side. Voldemort may have wanted Draco to fail so that he could 
punish Lucius but instead Draco did something even better...he 
eliminated Dumbledore (or caused the situation that led to 
Dumbledore's death). Even the loss of Snape as a spy isn't that big 
deal...it not like we've really seen or heard Snape do anything for 
the Dark side (until the situation that Draco brought about forced 
him to kill Dumbledore). What's more Snape was at Hogwarts to spy on 
Dumbledore so if Draco had killed Dumbledore Snape would still be 
useless.

I could be completely wrong and Draco could be in huge trouble from 
Voldemort but IMO there's just as likely a chance that we'll see 
Voldemort pinning medals on Draco's and Snape's chests in book 7 for 
a job while done.

Quick_Silver