Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 saw the redemption of some characters and glimpses of a good heart in others, and a deleted scene would have made Draco Malfoy’s redemption a lot better. Over the course of seven novels, J.K. Rowling introduced readers to the Wizarding World through the story of Harry Potter a.k.a. “the boy who lived” and the darkest wizard of all, Lord Voldemort.
The Harry Potter book series was published between 1997 and 2007, and it didn’t take long for it to be adapted to the big screen. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was released in 2001, and the Harry Potter film saga came to an end in 2011 with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. As it happens with all books adapted to film, many details, characters, and events were either omitted or changed, while some others were added to the stories – but not all of them made it to the final cut.
Such is the case of a particular scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, which added to the moment of redemption Draco Malfoy wasn’t given in the books, but the crew behind the film ultimately decided not to add it, which probably wasn’t the wisest idea.
Harry Potter: How Deathly Hallows' Deleted Scene Redeemed Draco Malfoy
Draco Malfoy was on the Death Eaters’ side during the Battle of Hogwarts, even though he wasn’t fully convinced about it. After Harry revealed he was alive and got ready to continue fighting, not much was seen of Draco and his family, and he appeared one final time at the end of the film, many years later. Draco could have had his big moment in Deathly Hallows 2 in a deleted scene that showed him finally standing up for himself and leaving the Death Eaters behind.
The scene – which was released many years back and is still available to watch online – shows Draco realizing that he’s on the wrong side of the battle. Draco leaves his family and the Death Eaters and runs to join Harry’s side, and even tosses him his wand to help him defeat Voldemort. His parents, on the other hand, continue to be overcome by fear and stay on Voldemort’s side. Even if Draco wasn’t seen again until the epilogue scene, this would have established his redemption and made it a bit clearer for those not familiar with the Harry Potter books that Harry was the master of the Elder Wand. On the other hand, the moment is a bit out of character, so with that in mind, it was probably for the best to not add the scene to the film. In the end, every Harry Potter fan will decide if the scene would have truly made the film version of Draco Malfoy better or not.