The Boy Who Lived Twice: The Return of Draco Malfoy

Remember the scene in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, where Draco Malfoy was on the dimlit Astronomy Tower, presumably dueling with Professor Dumbledore, having been bestowed with the high-stakes responsibility of a task that was pivotal for the Dark Lord’s plan — the plan to kill “The Boy Who Lived”. ..? And as the Headmaster was trying to reason with him — what made that scene one of the most climactic moments of the film (and the whole series) — Draco blurted out: “I was chosen”...? Imagine being burdened with a task too colossal for his age, too cruel for his conscience — for a boy who was already cracking under the weight of inherited expectations! Call me a sucker for Drampathy (a pinch of drama and too much empathy), but for me, that was the moment when the lights (and