Thank you, Pandora!  I was really hoping to portray both boys in a sympathetic light.  I know full well that some people just don't like Draco and that's ok...there are some characters that I don't like and don't sympathize with also, and some people consider his actions towards Harry to be unforgivable.  While they certainly have a right to their opinion, I do think that's a little harsh towards a 16 yr. old kid who, in this story, was also a victim of abuse and neglect.  I think what makes me see Draco as redeemable is that he didn't know what the slavery spell when he cast it, and he wouldn't have if he had known, and when he went to the papers, he was still suffering so from the aftermath of his mother's murder and from being tortured by DEs, that he almost wasn't in his right mind...at least he was in a lot of pain and he lashed out without thinking.  It's not admirable, but I think it is understandable...sort of.  But some other changes are coming for our boys, so there's still a lot to work out.

Thanks again!