I hope that my reply to mistful answers most of your questions.
I agree with much of what you say, except I have a different slant on it because I do not see that questions of right and wrong ever enter into Draco's head before the tower, and even then I'm a bit doubtful whether the penny dropped. I don't think Draco Malfoy knows any truths before the tower. All he knows is what he wants. (And it turns out he's wrong about that.) The reality of Death Eaters in Hogwarts may have started to change this. You say Death itself is an unreality for Draco until book VI. I agree, but not until the end of Book VI.
I didn't mean to imply that Draco was a chess piece, (Though if he is one he's Voldemort's, and was taken by King Dumbledore!)
Dumbedore? Manipulate?
Draco's story isn't over yet, and what is the heart of HBP if not moral ambiguity?
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I agree with much of what you say, except I have a different slant on it because I do not see that questions of right and wrong ever enter into Draco's head before the tower, and even then I'm a bit doubtful whether the penny dropped.
I don't think Draco Malfoy knows any truths before the tower. All he knows is what he wants. (And it turns out he's wrong about that.) The reality of Death Eaters in Hogwarts may have started to change this. You say Death itself is an unreality for Draco until book VI. I agree, but not until the end of Book VI.
I didn't mean to imply that Draco was a chess piece, (Though if he is one he's Voldemort's, and was taken by King Dumbledore!)
Dumbedore? Manipulate?
Draco's story isn't over yet, and what is the heart of HBP if not moral ambiguity?