That night, when he actually sees the results of his actions and fully realises that he is expected to murder Dumbledore, is when I think he has his turning point. He was a boy of 16, and I think that moment in the Astronomy Tower is when he suddenly grows up and understands what war really means.
This is exactly how I see it!
Even as late as Slughorn's Christmas party, Draco still doesn't fully understand the consequences of his actions, if we can trust the overheard conversation with Snape:
"[...] if you are placing your reliance in assistants like Crabbe and Goyle —"
"They're not the only ones, I've got other people on my side, better people!"
"Then why not confide in me, and I can —"
"I know what you're up to! You want to steal my glory!"
It's like he keeps on parroting his father's ideals until the moment when he's faced with committing his father's crimes. And then Draco becomes his own man.
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Date: 2013-10-13 02:50 am (UTC)This is exactly how I see it!
Even as late as Slughorn's Christmas party, Draco still doesn't fully understand the consequences of his actions, if we can trust the overheard conversation with Snape:
It's like he keeps on parroting his father's ideals until the moment when he's faced with committing his father's crimes. And then Draco becomes his own man.