[HPforGrownups] Re: Draco is E.Vil (long stream of consciousness rant)

[tillrules at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 25306

In a message dated 8/31/2001 1:25:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
cassandraclaire73 at yahoo.com writes:

<< But I am as 
 mystified as anyone as to the explosive popularity of fanon Draco. 
 Perhaps it's just the appeal of bad boys (witness Krycek's frequent 
 rehabilitation in X-Files fanfic) or the fact that he may not be 
 described as good-looking, but nonetheless he is blond and 
 expensively dressed. <g> at Amy -- I know the books never say he's 
 attractive, but then they never say either Harry or Ron is attractive 
 either, and *I* think Harry is adorable, while Ron has numerous 
 drooling fans.
 
 Extensive rants have been written as to why Draco is, after Harry and 
 Hermione and Ron, probably the most written-about and loved character 
 in the fandom, so I'll shut up. I agree with Amy -- Rowling's done a 
 great deal to make him dislikeable; I can't think of a thing she 
 could do to break the back on his popularity in the future other than 
 making him irredeemably evil or extremely fat. 
  >>

I think this is a large part of the appeal.  Not only is he a "bad boy," but 
he's  portrayed as handsome, wealthy & witty.  There is always the appeal for 
women to want to reform the bad boy and make him good.  Believing, like 
someone said before (despite the lack of evidence to this) "he's good on the 
inside."

I think he will do that one evil thing (I think he already ahs, but many 
apparently do not) and this will maybe finally make people understand.  Or he 
may end up redeemed (I doubt it, but JKR may try), that's why the books are 
fun.