Bards are a good class. But you have to really, really enjoy playing a Bard to get the most out of them. If you aren't totally in love with the class I wouldn't recommend playing one. Twisting songs for hours at a time becomes drudgery and often physically painful, so it's not for the faint of heart.
Bard/Druid would be an unorthodox duo...you could probably find a way to make the kiting + PBAOE work. That would unquestionably be your best XP, but locations for that would be limited and it would very much be a one-trick pony.
Enchanter/Druid is much more versatile...you absolutely destroy anywhere with animals where you can double charm, and even in non-animal zones the Druid's support (SoW, snare, heals, nukes, DS) makes Enchanter charming extremely safe. Snare is very powerful combined with charm - it allows you to safely keep pets hasted even in tight quarters like dungeons. A snared pet turns a charm break from a catastrophic, potentially fatal event into a mere inconvenience.
Druids just pair very well with Enchanters all the way from 1-60. Clerics and Shaman also duo well with Enchanters, but really only from 50-60 and at 60, respectively.
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