Oh... wow. Yeah. Those are my thoughts -- only in much prettier words, because you write beautifully, as usual ♥ And what you mention about Draco never getting a chance of redemption... well. I know I've mentioned this before, but yes. I agree with you on this. This was, in fact, one of the few things that made me infinitely sad as I reached the end of the series -- I thought, I've been that person as well, as a child. I got infinite chances to prove I could be better -- some of them I took, some I didn't, but regardless of that I still believe everyone deserves such chances, including Draco, and that no matter what you've done or lived through in your childhood, it doesn't always colour the rest of your adult life in a bad way. Some people do learn from their mistakes, or at least learn to recognise them as mistakes (some, undoubtedly, don't... but this group also includes 'good PREJUDICED people'). That's what I believe, anyway xD
And you know, about this, as with most things, I believe people are allowed to have different opinions -- regardless of what JKR says, we don't all have to agree with her on this, since opinions are part of the cognitive process and we've all had a different set of experiences, and therefore I believe no opinion can be right/wrong by default, not even the ones we agree/disagree with (though we're allowed to keep on disagreeing, as long as we do so respectfully :'D And facts can definitely be wrong. But opinions, opinions are open for discussion).
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Date: 2014-11-26 11:16 am (UTC)And you know, about this, as with most things, I believe people are allowed to have different opinions -- regardless of what JKR says, we don't all have to agree with her on this, since opinions are part of the cognitive process and we've all had a different set of experiences, and therefore I believe no opinion can be right/wrong by default, not even the ones we agree/disagree with (though we're allowed to keep on disagreeing, as long as we do so respectfully :'D And facts can definitely be wrong. But opinions, opinions are open for discussion).