[HPforGrownups] DRACO

[Carole Estes]

No: HPFGUIDX 16287


----- Original Message -----
From: <joym999 at aol.com>



> I also want to add my voice to this chorus.  As someone (Heidi?) has
> pointed out, Draco is a Nasty Little Nazi.  It is possible that he is
> redeemable, but personally I doubt it.  Note that JKR, when asked
> about the rumor that Draco and Harry would band together to fight
> Voldy in a later book, said something like *Where do you people get
> these ideas?!*
>
> I dont get the whole fanfic version, the new, improved, sexy, leather
> pants Draco.  But I dont read fanfic so I cant really make an
> educated criticism.  But, for the record, I HATE DRACO MALFOY.
>

You know I felt the exact same way in September.  I read all sorts of
fanfic, but if they had Draco Malfoy as a main character in the summary, I'd
avoid it with a ten foot pole.  Then came Draco Dormiens.  You'd be
surprised at how a well told story can give you a different take on a
character and still have it feel like canon.  Its so hard to convey one's
impression of a character outside a narrative context.  I can explain my
take on Sirius for pages and pages, but I can paint a much more detailed
impression of his character through a fanfic than in a couple of pages
descriptive summary.

I still hold that my impression of Sirius is canon based...it is my opinion
though and not everyone is going to agree with it, just as I don't
necessarily agree with someone's opinion on Ginny or Hermione for that
matter.  But fanfic helps explore the different conceptualizations of canon
characters so you can see different side of characters as they exist in
others heads.

But by reading fanfic you are seeing other's views on canon.  While that may
taint your view of canon characters, it might also open up an avenue to see
the potential of what JKR might do.

I suppose responses to this should be on the OT-chatter list.

carole