Draco Redemption Evidence

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 16311



Haggridd wrote:

> Heidi said: > 1. In all of PoA and GoF, when Draco comes into their
> compartment on the train, Crookshanks never reacts badly to him. Now,
> if
> Crookshanks has *no* kneazle blood, this is clearly irrelevant, but if
> the car is part kneazle and therefore in posession of "an uncanny
> ability to detect unsavoury or suspicious characters..." then the lack
> of
> > reaction to Draco means he is neither unsavoury or suspicious.

> > 2. It is *arguable* that when he saw Hermione in the woods at the
> > World Cup, he was actually trying to warn her to get out of the way
> > of the Death Eaters. It's about as arguable and as supported by
> canon > evidence as any conclusion that Hermione likes Ron is.
>
> Hagridd said: Subtle is right!  I would take issue with you that the
> evidence for a budding attraction for Hermione and Ron is less evident
> in the canon.

Well, *I* would take issue with you that there's an attraction *between*
the two of them.  There's as much canon evidence that Hermione likes
*Harry* rather than Ron as there is that she returns Ron's feelings.
:--)  Even all the die-hard shippers of both camps agree on that much.
<g>  This will all be in the Romance FAQ.

> The suppositon that Crookshanks is a kneazle is another example of
> taking an unsupported assumption and building upon it.

:::clears throat:::  Kneazles are in the *canon* (the FB book).  Why is
this assumption *unwarranted*?  It's at least as reasonable as any other
assumptions one might make based solely on canon evidence.  Isn't it?  I
don't get your point Hagridd.

It's fine to say that you don't buy the assumptions that Heidi is making
in her arguments for a possible canon redemption of Draco.  But, she is
using canon evidence after all.  And, I don't think utilizing any canon
evidence at one's disposal can be considered "unwarranted."  It does not
make sense (and isn't fair to those who don't read fanfic) to use fanfic
to support canon arguments, but Heidi didn't do that.  She's using canon
to illustrate a possible set-up for a Draco redemption.

Penny


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