TMBTM said:

What about making notPadme the secret apprentice of Palpatine? Or even his daughter would say Lucas...

Make Anaking falling in love in episode 1. Then it is revealed to the audience that she's Palpatine apprentice at the end of episode 2 and that her love interest in Anakin was purely part of a plan to convert Anaking to the dark side (maybe she would fall in love at some point, but it's never really explain), then Palpatine kills her by episode 3, blaming the Jedi for it.

I don't know just an idea.

Well it is definatly a good example of thinking outside of the box, but personally I don't like the idea. I think with Luke and Leia having a father who starts as good, turns very bad, but eventually ends up being good, it would be too much for them to have a mother who was bad, pretended to be good, only to end up being bad.

I've always been thikning that NotPadme would be an essentially good character through and through (though obviously her falling for Anakin would show she is still only human and nobody is perfect). I can't really justify why I think she should be so good though.