Canon Draco vs Fanfic Draco

[Cassandra Claire]

No: HPFGUIDX 5778

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Sister Mary Lunatic" <klaatu at p...> 
wrote:
> 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(snip)  (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.)
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*blinks* I don't think anyone was seriously wondering that, were 
they? I mean, I thought we were joking. Ah, well. I think the source 
of Draco's enormous popularity in fanfic is that he's blond, and 
that's about it. Although much alternate reading of the canon 
(complete with textual examples) trying to prove the thesis that he's 
actually a conflicted character, can be found over on the hpslash 
egroup. If one were interested.

cassandra