Draco Malfoy was first introduced to Harry in Madame Malkin’s robe shop as a young, stuck up and slightly rude boy. Harry didn’t think much of him at first but as his character developed further he said and did things that only seemed to get worse in each series until he continuously tries to kill Dumbledore in the Half Blood Prince. But deeper than Malfoy practically becoming a killer, he struggles with his “darkness.” His father being a Death Eater cannot leave Voldemort’s side or cross him in anyway. His mother being related to Bellatrix and married to a Death Eater brings her into the “dark” world. Malfoy is surrounded by evil and unfortunately that’s all he has ever known. He was raised to believe that his pureblood meant more in Wizarding society, he was raised to believe that the Dark Lord should be in power, so can the audience really blame him for calling his peers Mudbloods? He has been clearly pressured into this lifestyle and the audience is shown how much pressure he is under in the Half Blood Prince when he struggles to kill Dumbledore to please his family and the Dark Lord. Him trying to kill Dumbledore was the equivalent of students trying to get straight A’s. He doesn’t feel strong enough and he is scared to be in that position of responsibility. His health even begins to suffer because of how distraught he is over his position. It is shown that he doesn’t want to be a killer and couldn’t kill Dumbledore even with an advantage. His heart wouldn’t let him because he knew it was wrong and that Dumbledore was a good man. Harry suspects Draco of so much throughout the series and yes, he is guilty of a lot. But most of his evil can be traced back to his roots. Sure, it appears that Draco is all for a darkness takeover, but is he really??
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