Draco WAS: Re: Andromeda as good Slytherin WAS: Disappointment

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> Robert:
> > Personally, I like Draco the way he is. Despite everything, all
the
> > humiliation and torture his family went through, he has not
wavered
> from his personal beliefs. <SNIP>


Bev:


I don't see how changing Draco can be a satisfying end either. He is
a notable character because of the way he was written. To change him
completely at the end is too much wishful thinking, in my opinion.
The fact that he can acknowledge Harry's existence as a human being
and not a thing of contempt in the epilogue is enough for me.


>
> Prep0strus:
> Again, it's how you read it.  I don't know that he hasn't wavered. I
> don't know that he has. I don't think JKR gave us nearly enough in
DH
> for me to make that determination.  I don't think he's a man of
> conviction at ALL - i think he's a man of expedience, and fear, and
> finding a way to come out of it ok.  i don't think he's a great bad
> guy, and i don't think he's a good good guy.  i think he's a
pathetic
> mush, but more, i think he's an abandoned storyline.  I don't think
> what we saw of him in DH gives us the ability to say anything for
> certain when it comes to draco, and while sometimes ambiguity is a
> good thing... in this case, i don't think it is.
>



Beverly:

I don't know why I'm letting myself get drawn into this but I must
ask, why is it so important for Draco to be the final and absolute
example of a good Slytherin? His was not an abandoned storyline. He
continued with his doubts about serving LV through the last book
because of his love for his family, and the fact that he feared for
their lives if he made a wrong move.  Until the moment Voldemort died
Draco and his parents were the objects of ridicule and derision from
all of the DE. IE, he had to beg for his life from a fellow DE who
pretended not to know him when Harry and Ron last saved his life.
When was he supposed to make this big change?
Until the final battle his parents were effectively hostages to LV.
He was taking a risk by staying with Crabbe and Goyle and not
returning to LV's side when Hogwarts was evacuated. Both parents
feared for his safety immediately knowing this was not like him to
endanger them more when LV was already using them as an example of
what happened to DE when they <disappointed> him. The Malfoys were
never away from LV since  Lucius came out of Azkaban.
I can't believe Draco would sacrifice his parents to become a good
Slytherin at the last.
Not even if he knew that's what some readers wanted.


Bev