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Draco Malfoy ... bad, or just misunderstood?, What do you think of Draco in the series?
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post Dec 23 2006, 10:18 PM
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So ... what do you think of Draco Malfoy in each of the five books from Philosopher's Stone/Sorcerer's Stone through to Order of the Phoenix?

Is he bad? Or is he just misunderstood?


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Throughout all of the books I've thought of Draco as just another bully....tough on the outside, soft on the inside. I think he still is. I definitely don't think he's bad. I think he wants to be bad, but really can't be. He wants to be his father, out of his need for Lucius's acceptance and love (as candyf66 stated), but I don't think his real personality matches up with the evil and hatred necessary to be a death eater and kill wizards like Dumbledore. Come to think of it, I think he wants to be misunderstood - he knows he's really not a bad, mean-spirited person, but doesn't want anyone else to know. If that makes sense.

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I have a question though. What does everyone think the motive was for Draco offering Harry a hand in friendship first year? Do you guys think it was a personal choice or maybe a nudge from his father? It seemed to me that Draco's pride was very much hurt by Harry's rejection of him, which does lead me to believe that it was a personal decision to want to be friends with Harry.


I think it was both a personal choice and a HUGE nudge from his father. To reiterate, I think he definitely wanted acceptance from his father, especially being as young as he was in the first book (not that he's THAT much more mature in HBP), and would do anything to do so. He seemed brainwashed by his father, and has seemed so for the entire series.

Maybe he disappeared at the end of HBP because he came out of the "brainwash" trance and realized that's not who he really wanted to be. Or maybe the thought of LV coming after him for not killing Dumbledore scared the crap out of him. Either way, I think a transformation is definitely in order for this "bad boy" in DH. Perhaps he will have to be the one to do in his own father....out of love.


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- Narya   Draco Malfoy ... bad, or just misunderstood?   Dec 23 2006, 10:18 PM
- - I Like Chocolate Frogs   i think he's neither bad, nor misunderstood h...   Dec 27 2006, 04:35 PM
- - luna_lupin7   Well, I'm not really sure how to answer, cause...   Dec 27 2006, 05:22 PM
- - dramarama   I think that he is "bad" because he is h...   Dec 27 2006, 07:38 PM
- - jumpingferret   i think a bit of both(more bad than missunderstood...   Dec 29 2006, 03:09 PM
- - sinz   I believe that Draco is extremely misunderstood......   Dec 30 2006, 03:31 PM
- - Guardsman Bass   Draco is what he is: the only son of a very wealth...   Dec 31 2006, 01:15 AM
- - hpboy13   I think he is bad. His bullying is not justifiabl...   Dec 31 2006, 02:58 AM
- - MajorLee   The Malfoy name is a hard one to live up to. Give ...   Dec 31 2006, 05:53 AM
- - Eleanora Snowmantle   He tries to live up to the expectations of his fat...   Dec 31 2006, 01:11 PM
- - Guardsman Bass   He's almost certainly a coward, but a coward w...   Dec 31 2006, 04:20 PM
- - DeLaWarre   I have been rereading the books, and I have notice...   Dec 31 2006, 09:21 PM
- - hpltr   I think he's confused...a confused teen aged b...   Jan 2 2007, 09:15 PM
- - etnutter   I think consciously, he is among the most loatheso...   Jan 3 2007, 06:35 AM
- - Guardsman Bass   I don't think he really had a choice. He wasn...   Jan 3 2007, 05:22 PM
- - etnutter   Guardsman - Draco had a LONG time to decide before...   Jan 4 2007, 11:16 PM
- - Magicquill   Draco is someone who is very interested in Dark ar...   Jan 5 2007, 03:28 AM
- - Crookshanks_Rocks   Who knows? I mean JK has done some pretty amazing ...   Jan 5 2007, 11:29 AM
- - Vestalon   First of all, I didn't read Part I of this top...   Jan 5 2007, 10:20 PM
- - hello i'm welsh   So… has anyone ever thought the prophecy might be ...   Jan 6 2007, 05:02 PM
- - Buckbeak   I think that Draco is thought of as evil, horrible...   Jan 6 2007, 05:16 PM
- - Snapes_Angel   I'm a huge Draco Malfoy fan, and I have been f...   Jan 16 2007, 01:44 PM
- - candyf66   Draco is the way he is because he's looking fo...   Jan 16 2007, 07:35 PM
- - Valley   I think he's both bad and misunderstood - but ...   Jan 16 2007, 08:04 PM
|- - Snapes_Angel   QUOTE(Valley @ Jan 16 2007, 08:04 PM) 106...   Jan 18 2007, 08:59 AM
|- - Shard   QUOTE(Snapes_Angel @ Jan 18 2007, 08:59 A...   Jan 18 2007, 01:16 PM
|- - Snapes_Angel   QUOTE(Shard @ Jan 18 2007, 01:16 PM) 1068...   Jan 18 2007, 01:50 PM
- - kaelgirl   At first, I had the impression that Draco was bad,...   Jan 16 2007, 08:09 PM
- - ~Ginevra Potter~   I completely agree with your analysis of Draco...   Jan 17 2007, 10:17 PM
- - candyf66   [/color][color=#FF6600]to offer Harry a hand in fr...   Jan 17 2007, 10:41 PM
- - candyf66   I think in some way he had a crush on hermionee un...   Jan 17 2007, 11:06 PM
- - Shard   You know before HBP I would have said yes Draco wi...   Jan 18 2007, 01:15 AM
- - aromal   ya.malfoy is just misunderstoos.he is just jealous...   Jan 18 2007, 03:43 AM
- - mel7896   i think draco malfoy is misunderstood by is pa...   Jan 18 2007, 02:00 PM
- - candyf66   Look at the Malfoy's a pure blood wizarding fa...   Jan 18 2007, 06:59 PM
|- - Snapes_Angel   QUOTE(candyf66 @ Jan 18 2007, 06:59 PM) 1...   Jan 19 2007, 10:03 AM
- - Shard   While I do think that the Hogwarts houses need to ...   Jan 19 2007, 11:00 AM
|- - Snapes_Angel   QUOTE(Shard @ Jan 19 2007, 11:00 AM) 1069...   Jan 19 2007, 02:56 PM
- - Shard   It is true Draco has been an coward in the past, w...   Jan 19 2007, 03:38 PM
|- - Snapes_Angel   QUOTE(Shard @ Jan 19 2007, 03:38 PM) 1069...   Jan 22 2007, 08:05 AM
- - Shard   I agree Draco is going to have to really be on his...   Jan 22 2007, 08:47 AM
|- - candyf66   QUOTE(Shard @ Jan 22 2007, 01:47 PM) 1072...   Jan 22 2007, 02:27 PM
- - Snapes_Angel   I agree that its all part of the suspense. I'm...   Jan 22 2007, 09:18 AM
- - Horcruxes   i think Draco will come to the good side. he almos...   Feb 3 2007, 07:17 PM
- - candyf66   That's what I've said Draco will be the on...   Feb 3 2007, 07:55 PM
|- - Snapes_Angel   QUOTE(candyf66 @ Feb 3 2007, 07:55 PM) 10...   Feb 5 2007, 09:00 AM
- - elf/witch   i am a huge draco fan and dracos fother lucius fan...   Feb 6 2007, 11:41 AM
- - CindyCindy   He is a piece of work but I think he'll show t...   Feb 6 2007, 08:08 PM
- - manying   ...Books 1-5, made me hate him like i hated our ne...   Feb 6 2007, 08:19 PM
- - bettygranger   i think that he is a good boy ,didnīt he cry in th...   Feb 7 2007, 04:50 AM
- - Snapes_Angel   Draco is just misunderstood, as most bullies are. ...   Feb 7 2007, 09:10 AM
- - weasleyismyking15   I do think there are some misunderstandings in eve...   Feb 7 2007, 07:16 PM
|- - Snapes_Angel   QUOTE(weasleyismyking15 @ Feb 7 2007, 07...   Feb 8 2007, 09:08 AM
|- - weasleyismyking15   QUOTE(Snapes_Angel @ Feb 8 2007, 07:08 AM...   Feb 8 2007, 09:23 PM
|- - Snapes_Angel   QUOTE(weasleyismyking15 @ Feb 8 2007, 09...   Feb 9 2007, 07:55 AM
|- - obsessedWithSnape   QUOTE(Snapes_Angel @ Feb 9 2007, 07:55 AM...   Feb 9 2007, 08:42 AM
- - Sweety   he is not sure is he bad or is he good, he is not ...   Feb 9 2007, 08:03 AM
- - Priya Ashok   Draco Malfoy, I think is neither bad or misunderst...   Feb 10 2007, 01:35 AM
- - AmyThePenguin   I don't think he is really evil, I think he is...   Feb 10 2007, 08:53 AM
- - Narya   I think the Draco we see in HBP is the sum of his ...   Feb 10 2007, 10:17 PM
- - Nevermore   Narya, I wholeheartedly agree which is why I belie...   Feb 11 2007, 09:54 AM
- - beba7672   When Draco tries to use an unforgivable curse on H...   Mar 22 2007, 02:46 PM
- - You_wont_know_who   As this post discussed the events from the HBP its...   Mar 22 2007, 02:54 PM
- - kwiki   I do not think that Draco will be able to an unfor...   Mar 22 2007, 03:24 PM
- - BirdyKnits   Well Draco performed the Imperius Curse very well ...   Mar 22 2007, 04:04 PM
- - Catlover   I definatly think that Draco would have finished t...   Mar 22 2007, 04:32 PM
- - DolphinDrummer   Draco couldn't kill Dumbledore when he had the...   Mar 22 2007, 05:09 PM
- - sonnenschein   I agree with the concept that Draco could not perf...   Mar 22 2007, 09:48 PM
- - IWishIWasntAMuggle   He obviously can use the Imperius Curse, as was sa...   Mar 23 2007, 03:17 AM
- - weasleyismyking15   Draco couldn't cast an unforgivable if his lif...   Mar 23 2007, 03:20 AM
- - Sweety   To use an unforgivable curse you have to mean it, ...   Mar 23 2007, 05:03 AM
|- - BirdyKnits   QUOTE(Sweety @ Mar 23 2007, 04:03 AM) 114...   Mar 23 2007, 11:15 AM
- - BookishPhoenix   There's a big difference between bullying othe...   Mar 23 2007, 10:31 AM
- - Oryx   QUOTEIn the Cruciatus, you must enjoy the pain of ...   Mar 23 2007, 11:37 AM
- - *ellen marine*   I think - had Draco succeeded in getting the words...   Mar 23 2007, 11:49 AM
- - BirdyKnits   QUOTEBut it would require an immense level of cont...   Mar 23 2007, 12:19 PM
|- - *ellen marine*   QUOTE(BirdyKnits @ Mar 23 2007, 05:19 PM)...   Mar 23 2007, 12:30 PM
|- - BirdyKnits   QUOTE(*ellen marine* @ Mar 23 2007, 11:30...   Mar 23 2007, 12:52 PM
|- - *ellen marine*   QUOTE(BirdyKnits @ Mar 23 2007, 05:52 PM)...   Mar 23 2007, 08:06 PM
- - AL_Patterson   Dudley minus 100 pounds plus a wand = Draco.   Mar 23 2007, 09:10 PM
- - kwiki   Of course Draco needs Crabbe and Goyle beside him...   Mar 25 2007, 01:47 AM
- - charlies angels   Hmm Draco is a hard one to figure out....But i don...   Mar 25 2007, 12:50 PM
- - General of Light   I think Draco has a fear of being rejected by his ...   Mar 25 2007, 03:14 PM
|- - BookishPhoenix   QUOTE(General of Light @ Mar 25 2007, 03...   Mar 26 2007, 03:13 PM
|- - Snapes_Angel   QUOTE(BookishPhoenix @ Mar 26 2007, 04:13...   Mar 28 2007, 07:23 AM
- - BookishPhoenix   The different being that while Draco stays with th...   Mar 28 2007, 07:46 AM
- - Snapes_Angel   You do make some good points, BookishPhoenix. I h...   Mar 28 2007, 08:32 AM
- - xxem jxx   i dont think draco is that bad. the things he did ...   Mar 30 2007, 09:14 AM
- - GaryPotter   I've got to go with the Draco is BAD group. Y...   Mar 30 2007, 12:14 PM
- - Jenseii   Draco was brought up evil. I mean come on, if you...   Mar 31 2007, 01:32 PM
|- - kamion   QUOTE(Jenseii @ Mar 31 2007, 07:32 PM) 11...   Mar 31 2007, 03:58 PM
|- - KyleJRM   I always thought Draco's badness is overplayed...   Apr 1 2007, 04:48 AM
|- - BookishPhoenix   QUOTE(KyleJRM @ Apr 1 2007, 04:48 AM) 116...   Apr 2 2007, 10:40 AM
|- - CauldronAddict   QUOTE(BookishPhoenix @ Apr 2 2007, 11:40 ...   Apr 7 2007, 07:32 AM
|- - Mycroft   QUOTE(CauldronAddict @ Apr 7 2007, 08:32 ...   Apr 7 2007, 10:16 PM
- - 1deadlyauror   Malfoy will never become a true deatheater because...   Apr 6 2007, 09:11 AM
- - wannabwitch   [font=Tahoma][size=3] I think that he doesn't...   Apr 7 2007, 10:56 PM
- - kamion   Maybe there is a connection between Harry's la...   Apr 7 2007, 11:22 PM
- - CauldronAddict   QUOTE(kamion @ Apr 8 2007, 12:22 AM) 1171...   Apr 8 2007, 06:42 AM
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