Draco Malfoy showed signs of redemption in Harry Potter that were never explored, but Malfoy deserved redemption in Harry Potter more than Snape.
Draco Malfoy obviously struggled with his actions in Harry Potter, and he was much more deserving of a redemption arc instead of Snape. There is a lot of controversy among Harry Potter viewers over Snape’s redemption arc, especially due to his treatment of Hogwarts' students. A major theme of Harry Potter is good and evil, but more so that people are not solely one or the other - which gave the complexity of Snape’s actions some justification, whether he deserved it or not.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY There is no doubt Malfoy was a bully in Harry Potter and showed this from first entering Hogwarts. Malfoy is shown to be similar to Harry - both clever and ambitious - but Malfoy obviously leans to the darker side of Wizardry. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, it is clear the influence Malfoy’s father has on him and how this has directed his beliefs.
Malfoy’s battle with his own conscience in Half Blood Prince - and his hesitation to rejoin Voldemort after the Battle of Hogwarts - shows how close he was to a redemption arc. In fact, a deleted scene of Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows originally had him throw Harry his wand, which shows this was almost part of the movie plan. Malfoy could have been the perfect example of Sirius’ quote that no one is entirely good or bad, but it is their choices that define them.
Snape Didn’t Deserve A Redemption Arc This representation of people being both good and evil was instead given to Snape, who did not deserve the redemption arc to the same degree. Where Draco Malfoy could have unlearned his childhood ways to truly change and do good, Snape was only good when it benefited him or satisfied Snape's love for Lily Potter.
Also, it is questionable whether Snape would have renounced Voldemort if Neville had been The Boy Who Lived, as the prophecy could be interpreted that way. Snape only told Dumbledore about Voldemort’s plans to kill Harry because Harry was Lily’s son and Snape did not want Lily to get hurt. Dumbledore used this to keep Snape on his side and, as his Patronus shows, Snape never stopped loving or wanting to help Lily.
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