Draco and Snape, what now? (wasThe GoF Train Scene - and beyond (

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> Annemehr:
> I'm pulling for Draco, and I have been for pretty much the whole
> series.  In fact, my main beef against Snape has always been, not 
how
> he treated Harry or Neville (obviously, they'll be fine), but how he
> treated Draco, this boy in his house who's been raised by a Death
> Eater and whose complete ease in Snape's presence suggested that 
Snape
> had never challenged Draco's world view in any way.

>snip<  

> But there's no arguing with the fact that HBP changes things.
> 
> What are Snape and Draco supposed to do now?  DDM!Snape is in a
> quandary.  He, by himself, could go back to LV and take what's 
coming.
>  Ceridwen posted (in msg. #146449) recently that he's no longer 
useful
> now that he's no longer at Hogwarts, but I disagree; he's too 
talented
> a wizard to be useless, even if his spy "cover" is blown.  The 
trouble
> is, he has Draco to protect -- Draco who now can have no illusions
> about what LV's DEs mean to him.
>snip<

>  Just turning him over to LV at this point will result
> in Draco becoming murderer or murdered -- very tragic collateral
> damage, just because of whose son he happened to be.


Potioncat:
I'm trying to catch up here, and although this post generated many 
replies and the thread itself is weaving all over the place, I 
haven't seen this part of Anne's post followed up.

I agree. Snape's treatment of all those in his House is just as bad, 
even worse, than the way the Dursleys raised Dudley. Although we 
don't know what may have happened off page, Snape never seemed to 
correct Draco's behavior, nor model better behavior.

Draco has no reason to think Snape is anything but a loyal follower 
of LV. And if Snape's role caused some problems protecting Harry at 
Hogwarts, protecting Draco will be a major difficulty at Villa de 
Voldy. He's been protecting Draco and Harry for 6 years, I doubt he'd 
stop now. How will he manage it. Good point about Draco's 
occlumency...but if Snape can recognise its use, LV certainly could.

I was never pulling for Draco. Nothing in the text made me think he 
was worthy of any compassion. Nothing in JKR's interviews made me 
think he was anything but a horrible boy. DD's actions on the Tower 
changed my mind. It was of great importance to DD that Draco be saved 
from himself, I can't imagine that Snape would abandon that mission.