I truly belive that Draco deserved a redemption arc and that his childhood wasn't all pink and roses as everyone migth to belive. What i can read of him was all he ever wanted was his father aproval, he wanted his father to be proud of him and to love him the way his mother love him; i don't think Lucius was phisical abusive to Draco but i think he was emotional and mental abusive to him, making Draco feel that he always has to prove himself to him just to get a little of his afection and atention. I think Lucius used the dungeon in Malfoy manor to death eather porpuses, like he tried to mantain alive the "movement" of blood supremacy and the ideals of Voldemort, after all, Lucius activily collects dark artefacts and uses them so he was always searching a way to gain power, i'm not saying he uses them on Draco but, maybe he showed Draco what they did and what he and his "friends" do for the "good" of magical socity and boold supremacy? I think he and his mother are pretty close to each other, but since she doesn't show up much in the series and Lucius shows a little more because he is important to the plot, Draco may have to pass much time alone in the manor, just him, the servants and his thoughs. Of curse, Narcissa still love Draco very much, but she is cold so she doesn't show it so much, not like Molly did to her childs, and Narcissa maybe is very busy like Lucius, so she hasn't so much time to pass with Draco. I want to rewrite HP and tho this kind of redemption arc; in that fic too i want to make Ron jelaous of Draco and Hermione's friendshipp, because i think if they give it a chance they could be very good friends, but Ron think it migth be something else hapening betwen them. I think it would be hilarius after Ron come back he found out that Draco and Harry are together romantically because now they got a little chance speak truly and get to know more about each other, i mean that they alredy had a crush on one another but now that they're not figthing that crush become more and more profound, and they don't wanted to die without knowing how it would be to finally give up in that atraction they feel for the other. And the Ron is like: Ooooohhhhh 😳
This video is amazing. Since re-reading the series I’ve always had a problem with Draco's character arc. It didn’t feel fulfilling and it was practically all lost potential. He could have been one of the most interesting characters in the franchise but even Rowling herself messed him up by lowering him to just a bully who was raised wrong. It makes sense why in the fandom he is VERY popular and why there are so many fan works around him. Overall I love your idea of a redemption arc for Draco, keep up the good work!
i’m surprised this vid has so little views lol this is a great idea. tho i’ve always thought that harry should’ve been more effected by his use of sectumsempra and had jkr not completely villianized draco, then the br scene could’ve been the beginning of a redemption arc if snape hadn’t found them.
I have to say I agree with you on most of your ideas about Dracos redemption arc, And an end like this would be totally great. But we have to face that Rowling didn't like Draco, so she worte the end like she did and still he got a lil redemption somehow... And I think even with his storyline that Rowling gave him, he was a better person inside than Snape was. Otherwise he had treated Harry in a diffenrent way. Not just because he was Lilys son and he felt guilt about her death. Don't get me wrong, I do like Snape, but he never was a good person for me. He did alot of good things, but he also did some aweful things too.
I think this is my favourite vid on this topic! Thank you for putting all of my thoughts into words. I strongly believed going into Deathly Hallows that Draco would have a redemption arc. I will always think that the books would have been better, stronger thematically (for all of the reasons that you gave) if he had. It will also forever bother me that NOT ONE SYLTHERIN STUDENT turned to the good side in the books. I hate what this implies about all of the ELEVEN YEAR-OLDS who are sorted into Slytherin. Come on Hogwarts, you can do better.
He could have really been one of the most interesting characters and kind of show the message that it's never too late to change (I mean if you've killed people you should still pay but you can always truly change and have regrets,like Kylo Ren did).Draco could have been a major fan favourite like Loki,Rowling could use it anyway she could,even with his own series.
This is amazing! To be really honest deathly hallows was the one book of the series that almost made me bored to read it, the whole hide and seek on this didn't captivated me, something was missing (also, the whole scene of Hogwarts's battle making slytherins look like the house full of villains again made me sick, how could JK even try to say that not all of them are bad after this?). Now I feel soo bad by how brilliant this end could have been with a redemption arc for Draco. This is now canon for me!
Can’t believe I just found this but yes!!! Ever since I watched avatar and saw what they did to redeem zuko in season 3, I’ve felt like Malfoy should’ve gotten a very similar treatment in deathly hallows. I hope the hbo max series will take there own liberties and make malfoy a great character because he could easily be a top 2-3 character in Harry Potter
I like that many people compare Draco to Zuko mainly because i am dutch and they are voiced by the same dutch voice actor. Also the voice actor of Harry is Sokka and the voice of uncle Vernom is also the voice of uncle Iroh.
If you want to get in it for the LONG HAUL, I seriously recommend Draco Malfoy and the Mirror of Ecidyrue by starbrigid on ao3. 18-year-old Draco, after the war, travels back in time to his first year and gets to redo everything. What this video described about him working with the Golden Trio throughout the Deathly Hallows is pretty much exactly what happens! But it's a LONG fic. The author rewrote every single book from Draco's POV. The redemption is AMAZING!!
Try The disappearances of Draco Malfoy on AO3. Is Dramione, so if you don't like the ship you know going in. Is a great fic where you see him grow and change his views.
This is a much more compelling ending and I feel like it fits with the theme of love and friendship instead of the “wee woo strong arm deus ex machina”
Before I continue watching the video, I must confess that the way JK changed Draco personality throughout the books was awful O.o In the two first books, Draco was a bully, but a smart wizard too and also a very good Quidditch player. But in the 3, 4 and 5 books he started to behave like a dumb, and he wasn't like that before. 6 book was HIS book, because the plot was about him. We all could see there that he was just like any other teenager. I swear that angry me a lot!! 😠 He wasn't treated as a true character, he just was there doing what JK needed: if she needed him being a bully, he was a bully. If she needed him being a smart guy, he was smart (the way he putted the Death Eaters into Hogwarts, for example). If she needed him being a great Quidditch player, just for making Harry looks hurried in the matchs, so he was a good player....
This is your first video?! This was really insightful. I agree that Draco does not need to be like Zuko but maybe more like Anakin/Vader. He has done terrible things which makes it hard to fully redeem himself but I think close acquaintance after helping the golden trio would be good. Draco would have been a good character to show how death eaters or wizard blood purists could see the light. Andromenda did not fight in the war so she does not count. Regulus is not a prominent character. Draco is the best choice here to show how Slytherins can adapt and change.
Snape was never redeemed. Snape is the result of how Rowling awkwardly tried to redeem anyone for the first time in her life ever. So she decided that she could excuse present bad deeds with love that happened in the past. She never redeemed Draco, because she does not really believe in character development:-D
And I mean it. Tell me ONE character in the whole series who has ACTUAL character arc. One who develops and changes. All I can think about is Dudley:-D Whose character arc is bonded to the fact he lost weight:-D
i don’t even know why i watched this when i have no interest in harry potter but i love this the ending you wrote about love being the most powerful magic made me emotional
great video with a lot of interesting points! I especially enjoyed your proposal of how and why Harry would win the elder wand’s loyalty in your rewrite pitch. I think it’s really interesting that you gave yourself the constraints you did for your rewrite and without liking him at all. Thanks for sharing this! If anyone is interested in a more sympathetic / fully realized Draco Malfoy type character I recommend rainbow rowell’s simon snow trilogy. I love the world building and interpersonal relationships in it and baz (the character in question) comes in third place for my favorite characters in the series.
I love this video, I remember reading the books while they were being published and with each one expecting she is gonna do something with Draco and his arc actually goes nowhere, I was so dissopointed and well as many other plot points in the series.
Oh I promise you, without even looking, that there are fanfictions about this, just pick the Draco ship that floats your boat and I'm sure you'll find fics giving Draco the redemption arc he needed.
If you want to get in it for the LONG HAUL, I seriously recommend Draco Malfoy and the Mirror of Ecidyrue by starbrigid on ao3. 18-year-old Draco, after the war, travels back in time to his first year and gets to redo everything. What this video described about him working with the Golden Trio throughout the Deathly Hallows is pretty much exactly what happens! But it's a LONG fic. The author rewrote every single book from Draco's POV. The redemption is AMAZING!!
This was interesting listening. I am by no means a HP fan (and the despair of fully 2/3 of the people i know because of that!) BUT something like this, if i was told about it, would have increased the likelihood of my reading it... I enjoyed it, so thank you!
I got back into Harry Potter a few days ago and I've been really obsessed with what ifs revolving around Draco's redemption, mainly him never needing one in the first place (i.e him being sorted into gryffindor or just never bullying harry at all), but I have to say, I think this is one of the best Draco redemptions I've seen. I WISH the story could've gone like this, because it makes so much more sense and it actually gives characters especially Draco some depth (since let's be honest, none of the characters really have any).
I agree with this--- i feel like i would've appreciated your proposed ending a lot better. I don't think Draco was freely able to be well, himself because of his family and their beliefs. This would be legit a good redemption arc.
Watching this vid three years after its release, but I love this rewrite. I wish it was the actual story. It actually reminds me a lot of a Drarry fic called Temptation on the Warfront.
@@purpleclaws202 creepy obsessions? What are you on about? I found this video long after it had come out and made a connection to a fic I read once. That’s all.
I admit I've read my fair share of HP fanfic centering on Draco and have come across this concept before, but I really enjoyed your version of it, especially the part with the Elder Wand. Your version makes so much better thematic sense and wouldn't feel like a cheat the way it did in canon. Thank you for sharing your version, terrific! Speaking of fic, I read one Draco redemption fic that did a really good job of fleshing out the different people in Slytherin. It made a point to show how the traits valued by Slytherin don't automatically include wizard racism, or bully, or mean-spiritedness. I long for a more nuanced Slytherin portrayal than what was given in canon. I like that you pointed that out too, and that Draco doesn't need to be another morally ambiguous character, because that's not what the story needs him to be.
Really nice work coming up with this and knitting it all together, dude! 🙂 They should make a Malfoy series where he's a bit of a prick at first and gets up to all kinds of pricky shenanigans, but ultimately gets to fulfil a proper character arc like this in the end 🙂
Uuummm...no man.. While I agree that his character needed to be explored further.... I prefer Draco the way he is. Your version of events would bruise his ego a little too much.
“i don’t like draco malfoy” *proceeds to write a fan fiction*
That's honestly how the best fanfiction comes to exist imo
really well done! Draco Malfoy deserved this arc! I love Harry Potter, but I always found is "semi-good guy" arc a bit of a letdown.:)
I truly belive that Draco deserved a redemption arc and that his childhood wasn't all pink and roses as everyone migth to belive. What i can read of him was all he ever wanted was his father aproval, he wanted his father to be proud of him and to love him the way his mother love him; i don't think Lucius was phisical abusive to Draco but i think he was emotional and mental abusive to him, making Draco feel that he always has to prove himself to him just to get a little of his afection and atention. I think Lucius used the dungeon in Malfoy manor to death eather porpuses, like he tried to mantain alive the "movement" of blood supremacy and the ideals of Voldemort, after all, Lucius activily collects dark artefacts and uses them so he was always searching a way to gain power, i'm not saying he uses them on Draco but, maybe he showed Draco what they did and what he and his "friends" do for the "good" of magical socity and boold supremacy?
I think he and his mother are pretty close to each other, but since she doesn't show up much in the series and Lucius shows a little more because he is important to the plot, Draco may have to pass much time alone in the manor, just him, the servants and his thoughs. Of curse, Narcissa still love Draco very much, but she is cold so she doesn't show it so much, not like Molly did to her childs, and Narcissa maybe is very busy like Lucius, so she hasn't so much time to pass with Draco.
I want to rewrite HP and tho this kind of redemption arc; in that fic too i want to make Ron jelaous of Draco and Hermione's friendshipp, because i think if they give it a chance they could be very good friends, but Ron think it migth be something else hapening betwen them. I think it would be hilarius after Ron come back he found out that Draco and Harry are together romantically because now they got a little chance speak truly and get to know more about each other, i mean that they alredy had a crush on one another but now that they're not figthing that crush become more and more profound, and they don't wanted to die without knowing how it would be to finally give up in that atraction they feel for the other. And the Ron is like: Ooooohhhhh 😳
This video is amazing. Since re-reading the series I’ve always had a problem with Draco's character arc. It didn’t feel fulfilling and it was practically all lost potential. He could have been one of the most interesting characters in the franchise but even Rowling herself messed him up by lowering him to just a bully who was raised wrong. It makes sense why in the fandom he is VERY popular and why there are so many fan works around him. Overall I love your idea of a redemption arc for Draco, keep up the good work!
I mean let's be honest, Rowling gave up on the last book in totality so of course Draco didn't get the development he deserved
i’m surprised this vid has so little views lol this is a great idea. tho i’ve always thought that harry should’ve been more effected by his use of sectumsempra and had jkr not completely villianized draco, then the br scene could’ve been the beginning of a redemption arc if snape hadn’t found them.
yesss OMG THIS DESERVES MORE VIEWS
bestie you've 100% rewritten canon for me, thank you
I have to say I agree with you on most of your ideas about Dracos redemption arc, And an end like this would be totally great. But we have to face that Rowling didn't like Draco, so she worte the end like she did and still he got a lil redemption somehow... And I think even with his storyline that Rowling gave him, he was a better person inside than Snape was. Otherwise he had treated Harry in a diffenrent way. Not just because he was Lilys son and he felt guilt about her death. Don't get me wrong, I do like Snape, but he never was a good person for me. He did alot of good things, but he also did some aweful things too.
I think this is my favourite vid on this topic!
Thank you for putting all of my thoughts into words. I strongly believed going into Deathly Hallows that Draco would have a redemption arc. I will always think that the books would have been better, stronger thematically (for all of the reasons that you gave) if he had. It will also forever bother me that NOT ONE SYLTHERIN STUDENT turned to the good side in the books. I hate what this implies about all of the ELEVEN YEAR-OLDS who are sorted into Slytherin. Come on Hogwarts, you can do better.
He could have really been one of the most interesting characters and kind of show the message that it's never too late to change (I mean if you've killed people you should still pay but you can always truly change and have regrets,like Kylo Ren did).Draco could have been a major fan favourite like Loki,Rowling could use it anyway she could,even with his own series.
this is canon in my head now thank you🥺
This is amazing! To be really honest deathly hallows was the one book of the series that almost made me bored to read it, the whole hide and seek on this didn't captivated me, something was missing (also, the whole scene of Hogwarts's battle making slytherins look like the house full of villains again made me sick, how could JK even try to say that not all of them are bad after this?). Now I feel soo bad by how brilliant this end could have been with a redemption arc for Draco. This is now canon for me!
Can’t believe I just found this but yes!!! Ever since I watched avatar and saw what they did to redeem zuko in season 3, I’ve felt like Malfoy should’ve gotten a very similar treatment in deathly hallows. I hope the hbo max series will take there own liberties and make malfoy a great character because he could easily be a top 2-3 character in Harry Potter
Either redeem or him or just push him completely off the deep end with dark magic but definitely not what they did in the books
I like that many people compare Draco to Zuko mainly because i am dutch and they are voiced by the same dutch voice actor.
Also the voice actor of Harry is Sokka and the voice of uncle Vernom is also the voice of uncle Iroh.
SOMEONE WRITE A FANFIC ON THIS NOW
DO IT
Yas! PLEASE!
If you want to get in it for the LONG HAUL, I seriously recommend Draco Malfoy and the Mirror of Ecidyrue by starbrigid on ao3.
18-year-old Draco, after the war, travels back in time to his first year and gets to redo everything. What this video described about him working with the Golden Trio throughout the Deathly Hallows is pretty much exactly what happens!
But it's a LONG fic. The author rewrote every single book from Draco's POV. The redemption is AMAZING!!
Try The disappearances of Draco Malfoy on AO3. Is Dramione, so if you don't like the ship you know going in. Is a great fic where you see him grow and change his views.
This is a much more compelling ending and I feel like it fits with the theme of love and friendship instead of the “wee woo strong arm deus ex machina”
“I don’t like Draco Malfoy” *Proceeds to write Draco Malfoy fanfiction*
Before I continue watching the video, I must confess that the way JK changed Draco personality throughout the books was awful O.o In the two first books, Draco was a bully, but a smart wizard too and also a very good Quidditch player. But in the 3, 4 and 5 books he started to behave like a dumb, and he wasn't like that before. 6 book was HIS book, because the plot was about him. We all could see there that he was just like any other teenager.
I swear that angry me a lot!! 😠 He wasn't treated as a true character, he just was there doing what JK needed: if she needed him being a bully, he was a bully. If she needed him being a smart guy, he was smart (the way he putted the Death Eaters into Hogwarts, for example). If she needed him being a great Quidditch player, just for making Harry looks hurried in the matchs, so he was a good player....
Luna and Cedric are not Gryffindors and they are heroic.????
I think this is really great especially the wand part it makes way more sense to me (with the themes ect)
This deserves more likes and attention 👍🏻
Gotta be my favorite rewrite of Draco’s arc, fantastic job
Jeez, youtube really doesn't like small channels. This an amazing video and deserves so much more attention!! Much love!
This sounds a lot like Spike’s role in Buffy The Vampire Slayer (you know….minus boinking the protagonist).
That would have spiced things up a bit 😅🤭
This is your first video?! This was really insightful. I agree that Draco does not need to be like Zuko but maybe more like Anakin/Vader. He has done terrible things which makes it hard to fully redeem himself but I think close acquaintance after helping the golden trio would be good. Draco would have been a good character to show how death eaters or wizard blood purists could see the light. Andromenda did not fight in the war so she does not count. Regulus is not a prominent character. Draco is the best choice here to show how Slytherins can adapt and change.
Your editing skills *chef kiss* hope your video gets more recognition it is amazing!
Snape was never redeemed. Snape is the result of how Rowling awkwardly tried to redeem anyone for the first time in her life ever. So she decided that she could excuse present bad deeds with love that happened in the past. She never redeemed Draco, because she does not really believe in character development:-D
And I mean it. Tell me ONE character in the whole series who has ACTUAL character arc. One who develops and changes. All I can think about is Dudley:-D Whose character arc is bonded to the fact he lost weight:-D
i don’t even know why i watched this when i have no interest in harry potter but i love this the ending you wrote about love being the most powerful magic made me emotional
The way this both makes Draco a better character but also makes the last book make MORE sense is amazing
Say no more-begins writing ✍️
great video with a lot of interesting points! I especially enjoyed your proposal of how and why Harry would win the elder wand’s loyalty in your rewrite pitch.
I think it’s really interesting that you gave yourself the constraints you did for your rewrite and without liking him at all. Thanks for sharing this!
If anyone is interested in a more sympathetic / fully realized Draco Malfoy type character I recommend rainbow rowell’s simon snow trilogy. I love the world building and interpersonal relationships in it and baz (the character in question) comes in third place for my favorite characters in the series.
Aw man, it's such a shame you only have 2 videos, loved this one but I guess I discovered it too late
I love this video, I remember reading the books while they were being published and with each one expecting she is gonna do something with Draco and his arc actually goes nowhere, I was so dissopointed and well as many other plot points in the series.
Criminally underrated video omg
Holy moly, I cried listening to this. Can someone PLEASE make this a bloody fanfiction?
It actually already kinda is. Check out The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy on AO3
@@pipalittle5216 hoooooo love you for recommending this
I plan on doing this soon, I can give you the name once I upload the first chapter!!
Oh I promise you, without even looking, that there are fanfictions about this, just pick the Draco ship that floats your boat and I'm sure you'll find fics giving Draco the redemption arc he needed.
If you want to get in it for the LONG HAUL, I seriously recommend Draco Malfoy and the Mirror of Ecidyrue by starbrigid on ao3.
18-year-old Draco, after the war, travels back in time to his first year and gets to redo everything. What this video described about him working with the Golden Trio throughout the Deathly Hallows is pretty much exactly what happens!
But it's a LONG fic. The author rewrote every single book from Draco's POV. The redemption is AMAZING!!
This was interesting listening. I am by no means a HP fan (and the despair of fully 2/3 of the people i know because of that!) BUT something like this, if i was told about it, would have increased the likelihood of my reading it... I enjoyed it, so thank you!
Omg yes!!! This is great!! And I definitely like this better than the original!! Rlly good job!!
We all wanted a zuko ark for draco 😞
I got back into Harry Potter a few days ago and I've been really obsessed with what ifs revolving around Draco's redemption, mainly him never needing one in the first place (i.e him being sorted into gryffindor or just never bullying harry at all), but I have to say, I think this is one of the best Draco redemptions I've seen. I WISH the story could've gone like this, because it makes so much more sense and it actually gives characters especially Draco some depth (since let's be honest, none of the characters really have any).
Someone send this to JK Rowling so we can get an alternate ending for Draco
Your story is amazing!!!!
This was amazing
I like malfoy as a character, but I always did think they missed out big time on a redemption arc with him. This video did it perfectly
I agree with this--- i feel like i would've appreciated your proposed ending a lot better. I don't think Draco was freely able to be well, himself because of his family and their beliefs. This would be legit a good redemption arc.
Draco Malfoy was made out to be an blonde anti-villain like Johnny Lawrence character in Karate Kid (1984)
Watching this vid three years after its release, but I love this rewrite. I wish it was the actual story. It actually reminds me a lot of a Drarry fic called Temptation on the Warfront.
Disgusting not because it's gay but because of your creepy obsessions
@@purpleclaws202 creepy obsessions? What are you on about? I found this video long after it had come out and made a connection to a fic I read once. That’s all.
@@purpleclaws202not you saying reading fanfiction is a creepy obsession when your watching a Draco redemption video
this feels like a drarry fanfic (in a good way ofc) AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!
this!
this is a really great attempt to it
WOW
this deserves so many more views. amazing work!!
🐅🐆🐈🐈🐯🐱🐾😺 sorry I had to
I admit I've read my fair share of HP fanfic centering on Draco and have come across this concept before, but I really enjoyed your version of it, especially the part with the Elder Wand. Your version makes so much better thematic sense and wouldn't feel like a cheat the way it did in canon. Thank you for sharing your version, terrific!
Speaking of fic, I read one Draco redemption fic that did a really good job of fleshing out the different people in Slytherin. It made a point to show how the traits valued by Slytherin don't automatically include wizard racism, or bully, or mean-spiritedness. I long for a more nuanced Slytherin portrayal than what was given in canon. I like that you pointed that out too, and that Draco doesn't need to be another morally ambiguous character, because that's not what the story needs him to be.
not the drarry sneak at 11:43... real asf
Really nice work coming up with this and knitting it all together, dude! 🙂 They should make a Malfoy series where he's a bit of a prick at first and gets up to all kinds of pricky shenanigans, but ultimately gets to fulfil a proper character arc like this in the end 🙂
hey this is a good idea, i really like your take !
Brilliant but one piece missing is Dramione. Ron and Hermione never made sense but Draco after his redemption, yes sir
Uuummm...no man.. While I agree that his character needed to be explored further.... I prefer Draco the way he is. Your version of events would bruise his ego a little too much.
Fantastic video. I liked your take on the HP books and I laughed so much.