Canon Draco vs Fanfic Draco

[Sister Mary Lunatic]

No: HPFGUIDX 5770

Someone was wondering why there are no Draco products for sale to Harry
Potter fans.  I think the reason is that in the canon, Draco Malfoy is a
vile little Nazi with no apparent redeeming qualities.  None of the
marketing people would believe that the Draco of the first four HP books
would have fans, or want to be identified with him in any way.  I mean, this
guy attacks people from behind like a coward, and taunts Harry & friends
about Cedric's death.  He's slime, and Voldemort deserves the cold-hearted
little s.o.b. as a follower.

However, the fanfic Draco is a completely different person sharing nothing
but the same name with the canon character.  Fanfic Draco is a troubled guy
who has a noble side, just aching to be released from his Death Eater
upbringing and have a chance to hang out with Harry's crowd.  His
metamorphosis from canon to fanfic is really amazing to me.  The only
transformation I find to be seriously believable in the *canon* sense is the
one that Lori Summers proposes in "Paradigm of Uncertainty" -- her scenario
works.

Now Snape is a rotten guy in the canon, as well, and yet he DOES have some
redeeming qualities that he exhibits grudgingly.  Draco has none, IMHO.

(However, this does not prevent me from enjoying the various well-written
Draco fanfics, if the writers have the talent to create a believable
alternate universe.  But I don't see the REAL (canon) Draco ever deviating
from his petty mindset, unless he ends up experiencing some kind of
stomach-churning revulsion against his father and Voldemort, such as Lori
has written.)