Comments on: New Half-Blood Prince trailer debuts at ShowWest; more focus on Draco

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:59:19 +0000

he is scared, but Voldemort intended Draco to die so he could punish Lucius for not getting the prophecy

By: destiny

destiny — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:21:32 +0000

Yeah, I’ve seen that trailer on youtube (it’s available to the general public now) and it didn’t seem as though they were going to make him evil.

By: Anika

Anika — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:16:38 +0000

Maybe it’s me,
But it’s like Lupin is saying it, not Dumbledore.
Lupin says: ‘Voldemort has chosen Draco Malfoy for a mission,’
Or I’m just turning deaf now.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:35:47 +0000

Wow!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:32:41 +0000

ya me 2!
my friends love harry, but i like draco better!!
and they think im crazy cause i like the “bad” boy
but im pretty sure he has a reason to do the mission
but if he doesnt ill still luv him!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:27:51 +0000

im reading the 6th one 4 the first time!
so far in the book i do think draco is a death eater but im not shure
but anyway i luv ur music tom!!!
ur a great singer,guitar player,and actor!!!
keep it up!
luv ya!!!

By: Royal

Royal — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:18:18 +0000

I agree that he’s not evil. Draco is brainwashed by an evil father, and he’s under tremendous pressure to live up to an impossible standard. He’s exploited and abused by the Dark Lord, and his very best moment is when he lowers his wand. I hope the movie uses that part, because it changes Draco’s character entirely and shows that he’s got a conscience.

By: Royal

Royal — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:15:55 +0000

Nearly all my fanfics are inspired by HBP–I even wrote a version of HBP from Draco’s point of view! So I am SOOOOO excited to see this film! Can’t wait!

By: lilyginny27

lilyginny27 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:17:52 +0000

Wow, didn’t realize this would start such a dialogue. Cool.

So, Oasis:
But anyway, 1)I never said he (Draco) killed Dumbledore, but that Dumbles has Snape kill him(Dumbles)to keep Draco from doing it in order to save his(Draco’s) soul. Dumbles knows Draco isn’t a killer, and he doesn’t want to put him further on the path of becoming a Death Eater and/or the next Dark Lord as killing another splits your soul.
2) If Dumbledore says “Voldemort has given Draco Malfoy a mission” to HARRY it could potentially put a wrench in how the book portrays Draco versus how the movie portray’s him. As the article does state, and we all know, Harry doesn’t actually know what Draco is up to, he’s only guessing in the books. A statement like that could entirely change how HARRY views his entire 6th year, and especially how he views Malfoy. And since the movies are from HARRY’s point of view this could be incredibly significant. We don’t know if it will be for the benefit of Draco (to make him more a sympathetic character) or not, but if the guy who saw the trailer thinks it means Draco’s more evil than usual, then that doesn’t make me feel very optimistic about it. Draco’s not evil, he’s scared.

and 3) Tom even said in this last interview (part 3) that the Sectumsempra scene is longer and more involved than it was in the book. Are they trying to bring more sympathy to the character of Draco or just the opposite? Does he ever say Crucio or not? I’ve heard not. How conflicted is Draco here? If they portray him as being more evil and “into” Voldemort than we see from the books, then that could make the scenes with him in it even harder to portray in DH. Draco shows revulsion at his teacher being killed; he doesn’t identify Harry at Malfoy Manor; he’s desperate at the end only trying to save his own skin and clings to his family when they find each other. If they change things in HP6 that could affect how they would play out in HP7, that could possibly mean we would SEE LESS OF TOM and that would be A BAD THING.

And if the WB cuts the broom ride out of the ROR I will officially never see a WB movie again.

*rant over*

By: night_skye

night_skye — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:25:31 +0000

Couldn’t what Dumbledore have said just be a part of a clip that he might be saying to Snape and they just made it sound like he’s talking to Harry? Then if he’s talking to Snape it would still line up with the books because Dumbledore knows that Voldemort wants Draco to kill him.

It could also be that Dumbledore knows that Draco’s mission is to kill him and tells Harry that Draco has a mission, but not what the mission is. I don’t think that means Draco is evil, just that he’s been given a mission and it doesn’t change the movie a bit.

By: MorganKathleen

MorganKathleen — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:00:46 +0000

I think this could be bad, and it could be… well another line of dialog, it all depends on what direction WB takes on it. Hopefuly, like soz said, “Draco could still be forced to that “mission” and not necessarily enjoy it”

By: Oasis

Oasis — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:56:53 +0000

thecortni: do what? sry but ur comment doesnt make any sense to me.

By: Oasis

Oasis — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:56:09 +0000

lilyginny27: sorry but nowhere in the article does it say draco will kill dumbledore. are you all lost? just that dumbledore says that, which i do not agree with at all, unless its just included in the trailer. we have to wait and see.

By: thecortni

thecortni — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:40:40 +0000

I don’t get it… Why would they do that? Anyone who read and understood HBP would know that Draco wasn’t a baddie, not really. It’s more he’s being pressured. His life and his mum’s life were threatened… Throughout the entire story [all books inclusive] Draco’s been a rotten little sh** whom we all hate to love (and vice-versa), but he was never inherently evil. That much was proved in HBP at the very least. If the report is true, I just don’t that was a very smart move.

Right, I’ve gone on a fan-gent (fan-tangent) to know one.

Cheers, anyway.

By: soz99dvg

soz99dvg — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:27:12 +0000

Noone said that Dumbledore said this sentence to Harry?! And even if so, Draco could still be forced to that “mission” and not necessarily enjoy it…