In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , JK Rowling uses Quidditch players, who are metaphorical soldiers, as couriers carrying messages of war. In the sixth book, Draco also comes to resemble Harry, a fellow anti-soldier, particularly in his choice of spell when he finally confronts Dumbledore. The similarities between the two of them go back to Harry and Draco both embodying the archetype of the Youth, the ruling archetype for the sixth book in the series (see Quantum Harry, the Podcast, Episode 7: Fountain of Youth ). Draco is the character who best embodies this archetype in the sixth book, such that Harry steps into his shoes and, at times, the two of them swap places, each of them echoing or predicting the others’ actions. Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom aren’t considered the coolest kids by most people at Hogwarts, including Harry, at the beginning of Order of the Phoenix , when he reluctantly shares a train compartment with the two of them, plus Ginny, a...
