Draco...Interesting?

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> Magpie:
> ::shrug:: Not to me. I thought Harry just saved his life and so 
> Dudley comically then thought he was cool and made him tea. I can't 
> even imagine Dudley puzzling out something as significant as "Where 
> I always supposed him to be wimpy was brave, not selfish but 
> selfless, not weak but strong, not worthless but full of worth! My 
> parents were wrong, I was wrong etc." I think he just always saw 
> Harry as some kid in the house to beat up and barely thought about 
> him, and then he saved his life and was cool. Cute moment, not that 
> big of a deal imo. I don't feel like Dudley's developed enough to 
> really support it as a huge moment showing me how People Can Change 
> in really fundamental ways that rock Harry's world.

Amy:

I agree that in essentials, most of the characters in HP stay the 
same (in fact, I also agree that it adds to the appeal of the story); 
usually, like in the case of Snape, it's just that knowing them 
better (their motivations and whatnot) helps to make other characters 
understand them better. 

I don't know if I agree that Dudley didn't change throughout the 
story, though, he actually seems like one of the exceptions. I really 
don't think it was a case of his just suddenly thinking that Harry 
was cool, since he saved his life -- remember that he actually DID 
blame Harry for the attack initially, when Petunia and Vernon asked 
what had happened. I've tried, but I really can't see the Dudley in 
DH as the same one from PS; if nothing else, I can't imagine PS!
Dudley, or many of his later incarnations, doing anything like making 
tea for someone, no matter how cool he thought they were.