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[bubosquared]

This thread on HPForGrownUps is starting to get on my nerve. It's entitled "Draco's redemption".

Now, I'm not fond of Just%isunderstood!Draco either. I agree that he's a jerk. But for fuck's sake, 'redemption'? As of now, Draco hasn't really done anything he should 'redeem' himself for. He's a bully, yeah, but speaking as an ex-bully-ee, That doesn't make him evil. Am I overreacting or something? I dunno, it just seriously pisses me off that they'rre judging someone by what he's like at 14. I'm weird. Ignore me.

But while I'm venting, I'd like to send a hearthy "Yeah, fuck you, too!" to the fraction on HP4GU that is of the opinion that the whole SexGod!Draco idea is to blame on fanfic and that no one writing fanfic can have a decent discussion about canon and it. pisses. me. off.

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Re: Draco

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

But see, it's the Draco-haters -- and pelase note that these are not the same as the non-Draco-lovers; Draco-haters are just as bad as the Draco-apologists ("He's just misunderstood!"), only opposite. Where was I? Oh, right, it's the Draco-haters who were talking about redemption.

I realise Draco isn't the nicest of guys. He's racist and mean, and a bully, but that's no reason to insist that there is no realistic way for him to not end up on Voldie's side.

Re: Draco

[liviapenn.livejournal.com]

Oh, sure. I mean, I've heard some pretty good arguments for Draco as a Snape-type character sometime in the future, and I think that would be pretty cool. Of course, since we don't know what made Snape come back from the dark side (or what made him go there in the first place, really) it's all still pretty vague.

But it could happen. And really, I'm kind of hoping it will, if only because, at the moment, Draco's one of the few flat, 2-D characters in Harry's world.

Re: Draco

[ex-verdandi713.livejournal.com]

That's exactly it--all else aside, he's so *flat.* Snape fascinates me because he always keeps you guessing, and because you could write him with equal plausibility as good *or* evil (or situationally either one)...Draco, though, there ain't much to him as of yet. If there ever is at *any* point, whether to "redeem" or "condemn" him, it'd be a welcome change.

Re: Draco

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

That's exactly it--all else aside, he's so *flat.*

That's exactly why I think something is going to happen with/to him. JKR has demonstrated her ability to create fascinating, multi-layered characters, and I'd be severely disappointed if she'd have Draco join Voldie just like that, because he's "the bad guy".

Whichever side he's going to end up on, something is going to happen with/to Draco. (I hope. Like I said, I'd be disappointed in JKR otherwise.)