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[razzberry2]

Draco has not exactly crossed to the good side, but I think his lack of ability to kill Dumbledore may put into question what path he will choose in the future.

He has always been attracted to the dark side, and it's no wonder given his upbring by two DE's, however, I think now that he has been faced with the reality of what it means to serve Voldemort, he will question his allegences.

What do you think? Will he choose to stand with Voldemort out of fear if nothing else? Or will he try to find a way to help bring him down, or more likely, run from him as others have done, now that he realizes he doesn't really have the stomach for it.

Is he inherently evil, and was only worried about his own skin if he failed, or can he redeem himself?

[wilikeh]

posted in another topic, but it fits perfectly here...

as i posted before i think draco is critical to this, and will play a major role in the last novel. Im gunna try to show my opinion on things...

Draco is not a good person, nor does he ever try to be. He lies, cheats, fights, all those wonderful slytherin things. however he is determined and passionate about what he does. Thats why its so important that he didn't kill voldemort.

Its obvious draco is a powerful wizard - he performs complicated curses and apparently understands how to use the killing curse - at 16. Dumbledore sees his strengths and understands that he has not yet become a lost cause, there is still hope he will fight against the dark lord

Voldemort also recognizes Dracos power, but he can not be fully sure Draco will be loyal. Voldemort tells Draco to kill Dumbledore simply to destroy any little bit of goodness left in him, to completely convert him to a death eater. This doesn't happen. Snape saves him from this, I predict this is dumbledores plan.

This leaves some possible scenarios open - Voldemort will not be pleased with Draco not fulfilling orders. It is possible he won't do anything as the deed was finished eventually, but judging by the character thusfar it is safe to say some punishment will be laid down. As he had threatened his family, and Lucius is in Azkaban and doesn't seem to share the same connection with draco as his mother does, It would be safe to think she would be the target for his punishment.

She already is in poor grounds with voldemort, i am sure - her unwillingness to support Draco's mission probably did not go over well with the dark lord. Her alliances surely have shifted somewhat... She is disposable.

Killing her would do a few possible things - drive draco in to position to become a death eater for life, or fuel his hatred further for voldemort. Im going off on tangents here, but I simply adore what a wonderful secnario rowling made out of a somewhat empty character in just one book. There are tons of possibilities

[Minizter_For_Morons]

I think it is possible he could tuck his tail and run assisting the good to help harry kill V. Being unable to do his task, Draco might need to fight to keep his family, Possibly the only thing sacred to him, alive.

[Shade_of_Gray88]

I think that somewhere in the last book Draco will change sides and fight against Voldermort. His inability to kill Dumbledore and the reason why he's trying to do it in the first place (being threatened/blackmailed) shows that he isn't completely loyal to the dark side. I don't think he really has what it takes to be completely evil.

Also i think he will play a major part in the last book. Things like:

-he had alot more character development in this novel than all the others
-he seems to be struggling with having to kill when everyone else on the dark side has no problem with it
-he seems reluctant to be on the dark side and is only on it because he's being threatened
-Dumbledore tries really hard to get Draco on the good side (lots of promises, coaxing, and convincing)
-Dumbledore's death drove in the fact that he couldn't kill someone himself

and (although this may sound a little far fetched) maybe a clue that he's important/will change sides is how in book 5 the houses must "unite or crumble from within" according to the Sorting Hat's song. I interpret this as having all the houses working together to fight Voldermort to win. This way he'll be (or at least be part of) the Slytherin representation of the four houses uniting.

[Pure-Blood Muggle]

i'm prety sure that the only reason draco tried to do what he did was to save his mum and dad, like narcissa thought. probably mixed a little with helping his own reputation, seein as his father (who he has held up as a figure of power and authority) is now in prison and his repuation is mud. but i dont think draco really wanted to be that far in there, epsecially when he can see how his own father who he worships is afraid of voldemort...

i think he'll change sides in the end and i'd love to see him apologise to hermione for always calling her a mudblood... and you never no, maybe she ends up saving his ass!

[adilee]

I thought it was significant that Draco was confiding in Moaning Myrtle. I can't quite remember, but since she was killed by the basilisk, it would seem that she is muggle-born. That scene where Harry catches him crying shows such weakness on his part in the face of Voldemort's orders that it seems he cannot be a loyal servant to him.
Also, anyone think that the fact that Snape's promise to protect Draco will result in Snape actively trying to convert him to the Order's side? (Obviously I don't believe Snape has *really* gone back to his death-eater ways). The two of them running off together at the end seemed to indicate that.

[emmafan95]

Draco is simply scared of Voldemort and of course Draco is scared of dying.

Draco is not a killer he has feelings, he's a normal human, but since he was taken by Snape and the death-eaters, he could be in the Dark side, for all we know.

[Pixymajik]

[Lulu]

If Snape really hasn't gone over to the Dark side (Or has he ever changer from it?) he should've died in the attempt to save Dumbledore.
As for Malfoy, he doesn't have the guts to be a Death-Eater. As Dumbledore said, "You're not a killer, Draco.

[zee_fleur]

[mel_tonks]

I am not 100% sure what Draco will do now, but I don't think he will submit to Voldermort as easily as he likes to make out to friends. He loves showing off to his other Slytherin buddies as seen on the Hogwarts Express when he was boasting to Pansy Parkinson, Crabbe, Goyle etc. But did you notice that when he was struggling with what he had to do, he didn't turn to any of his fellow Slytherins, he was pouring his heart out to Moaning Myrtle in the bathroom:

[/QUOTE]"I can't do it......I can't.....it won't work......and unless I do it soon....he says he'll kill me"[QUOTE]

And Harry is stunned to see Malfoy is crying.

Of course, he could have been crying because he couldn't get the cabinet to work to allow the other death eaters entry to Hogwarts but I believe that he was crying because he realised that he couldn't follow through on Voldermort's orders.

I think a lot of Draco's tough talk was because of his father - he tried to emulate him and be like him but now his father is in Azkaban and he has been set a job by Voldemort he is now realising just what exactly it is he is involved in.

I think one factor that should not be overlooked is Draco's hatred of Harry and I think here lies the weak link. I cannot see Draco following Harry anywhere, the feelings he has against Harry run too deep.

I do , however, think that Narcissa's alliance with Voldemort is wavering. She is not so loyal that she does not understand that Voldemort is punishing Lucius through their son, and I think this may prove to be a part of both Draco's and Narcissa's involvement with the Death Eaters wavering. She does not have the same mentality as her sister, Bellatrix, where Voldemort is to be followed no matter what the cost.

The love thing comes into it again, Narcissa loves her son and would hate for anything to happen to him where Bella siad that "if she had
sons, she would happily gove them up to the service of The Dark Lord".

Maybe there will be some kind of confrontation between the two sisters in the future that may sway Draco.

[SlytherinGirl]

I think that Draco won't neccisarily go to the "good" side, but he won't stay on the "dark" side either. I mean, I honestly think that he has always just been jealous of all the attention Harry gets. I mean, come on, even Draco's parents pay more attention to Harry!! He has always just been pressured into doing things because of his father, Like when Draco and his Father are in Borgin and Burkes in CoS. Lucius is insulting Draco and telling him not to touch anything. I don't think Draco is honestly that interested in the Drak Arts. The only reason he was going to kill Dumbledore in book 6 was because Voldemort threatened to kill his Family. He didn't want to do it! He was crying in the bathrooom, talking to Myrtle saying that he couldn't do it!

[Naz]

i think that draco is clearly very upset about having to be in a legue with voldemort, i mean there is the threat of death over his head all the time! and he was crying in the bathroom-showing maybe that he is scared,upset, or unwilling to do what he has to do? i dont think that draco will join deatheaters in the last book. he will probabaly end up helping harry. as for draco's parents, he probabaly knew what was coming to them.

[silverness]

Well...we know this:

Narcissa Malfoy loves her son very much. We could see that from the chapter that she and Bellatrix went to talk to Snape, and Narcissa literally begged Snape to take care of Draco, because she knew the consequences very well that Voldemort would return to him if he failed. I think Narcissa will be very important to Draco, especially now that both he and his family are in danger.

I also think Narcissa will die...either from Bellatrix or from Voldemort himself. Being that, her death would affect Draco, and so he might not be so interested in joining the Dark Side anymore.

The only problem with Draco going over to the Light Side however, is: Who's going to help him? Dumbledore offered Draco help...he said that by Draco being in the right side, he and his family would have more protection. But now Dumbledore is dead, so who does Draco have to turn to?

Nobody.

Unless the Aurors, Professors, students, and even Harry can try to save him from Voldemort, Draco is very much dead...Dark Side or not.

[darthsith19]

I think he will be killed by Voldemort (but not Voldemort himself - he's not that important).