Ginny Haters/ a bit of Draco

[Joe Goodwin]

No: HPFGUIDX 152188



Nick:
Well, what would Dumbledore say?  I think the double standard comes 
from the fact that Draco did what he did under threat of death from 
Lord Voldemort.  This makes him much like Regulus, no?

It won't take much to redeem Draco in my eyes.  Everything 
significantly "evil" that he's done (and not merely selfish or bratty) 
is because of Voldemort.
   
  Joe:
 So Voldemort made him whine like a little girl and then try to get Buckbeak executed because he got hurt acting like an idiot against the instructions of a teacher? Sorry trying to get Buckbeak killed and then laughing about it is evil.
   
  The big bad Voldemort making innocent little me do bad things argument is oh so very flawed as well. As Alla pointed out Draco is HAPPY and BRAGGING about being a DE. He only gets upset when all of his plans don't quite work. He would have been perfectly happy had Dumbledore died from either the poison or locket but because he didn't have the stones to do the job face to face some people think he is one kind word away from being a great guy.
   
  He had years to see that there was another side and yet as soon as he could he happily joined Voldemort merry little band of racist, murdering thugs. Oh yeah he isn't evil, no of course not.
   
  Draco could eat a kitten in the middle of Diagon Alley and some people would scream it was Voldemorts fault. If Voldemort is the reason everyone does anything bad then why don't we all think Bellatrix is being compelled to do things. Where is the sympathy for Wormtail? If Draco can't be expected to resist the power of Voldemort then how can we hold anybody responsible for anything they do?
   
  Joe