Flip the Script: What if Harry was friends with Draco?

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In this episode, we discuss the possible world of Harry being friends with Draco instead of Ron. Enjoy!
Topics/Summary:
· 1:40 What would be the day to day effects? The main difference would be his overarching schedule for the year. He used to go to the Burrow for Christmas, so he would probably go to Malfoy Manor instead. He also took very similar classes as Ron, so if he wasn’t friends with him, he may be taking different classes along with Draco and might not even find a love for Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry and Draco would meet in Madame Malkin’s and their friendship would spiral out from there.

· 6:02 What house would Harry be in? The answer is pretty simple. He wants to be in Gryffindor because that’s the house that he heard from Hagrid and Ron that it was the best house to be in. If he was friends with Draco and was told good things about Slytherin instead, that is the house that he would choose. The Sorting Hat was pushing for Harry to be in Slytherin, so it would go without saying that if Harry wanted to be in Slytherin, it would happen.

· 10:37 Would Harry be a different person and would Dumbledore try to step in a put him right? Harry would certainly be a different person. He does have his own morals and traits, but being around Draco so much will defiantly have a big effect on him and his values will be shifted. Because Harry would change so much, Dumbledore would absolutely step in and try to help Harry. He wants to find a way to befriend Harry, though he will find it more difficult. Slytherin Harry and Dumbledore are very different people, and Dumbledore will have to think very carefully about how he could go about gaining Harry’s trust.

· 17:05 How would Voldemort react? Like Dumbledore, Voldemort has a very carefully thought-out plan, and it is all based on Harry’s goodness and his being close with Dumbledore, so there are two possible outcomes. Voldemort might not change at all, still seeing the person would almost kill him and still try to kill him. Or he might try to gel Harry over to his side now that Harry is with the Malfoys.

· 21:38 Would the story drastically change? For sure. Harry’s entire life would change if this reality came to pass, and he would be a different person. His whole reality would change.

· 24:17 Would he every be set on the right path? This is difficult. To argue for no, we could say that once he’s on the dark path there is very little that could get him off. Now that he’s inducted into the dark side, it would be hard to get him out. To argue for yes, we could say that the goodness in Harry that being friends with Malfoy couldn’t shift would come through eventually and we would get our good Harry back. To answer the question, he absolutely could be put on the right path, but he wouldn’t. It would take a lot to shift him, and the events in the story that would don’t happen in the first place because of Harry being friends with Malfoy. Friends with the Malfoys forever!
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