I don’t think it’s fair to say that Draco doesn’t matter. There’s more than one plot line than the final confrontation. Also, the fact that Draco is sympathetic to Harry and got his mother back affects the valence of the ending and where we expect the story to go afterwards (compared to, e.g., if Draco still sees himself the same way he did in the beginning).
Also, the fact that Draco is sympathetic to Harry and got his mother back affects the valence of the ending and where we expect the story to go afterwards
None of this affects whether Draco is one of the characters who get the check mark for “proactively moving the plot forward.”
Snape also has story threads about him, but notice that he didn’t receive a check mark in the post.
I don’t think it’s fair to say that Draco doesn’t matter. There’s more than one plot line than the final confrontation. Also, the fact that Draco is sympathetic to Harry and got his mother back affects the valence of the ending and where we expect the story to go afterwards (compared to, e.g., if Draco still sees himself the same way he did in the beginning).
None of this affects whether Draco is one of the characters who get the check mark for “proactively moving the plot forward.”
Snape also has story threads about him, but notice that he didn’t receive a check mark in the post.