Talk:Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2/@comment-11634302-20151231024508/@comment-24245960-20160319034859

If you recall, when Princess Celestia bade the Mane 6 to release Discord from his stone prison and endeavor to reform him, she said that she had use for his magic if he could be turned to good... but she never elaborated on exactly what that purpose might be. I think her pupose for Discord is to antagonize Twilight Sparkle with just the right amount of mischief to get her to face flaws within herself. You'll see evidence of this several times again in several later episodes in which he appears.