Draco

clicketykeys clicketykeys at yahoo.com
Sat Nov 30 16:23:24 UTC 2002


No: HPFGUIDX 47474

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Diane" <cressida_tt at h...> wrote:
 
> Just to lend my support to this. We unfortunately have fanfiction to 
> thank for the popular portrayal of Draco as the 'drop dead gorgeous 
> sex god hero marries or otherwise Ginny'. If you actually analyse the 
> portrayal in the books Draco is simply drawn as an unattractive and 
> bullying, snobbish, spoilt brat and does not appear to have any 
> hidden depths at all. As for joining the death eaters we shall no 
> doubt find out. 
> 
> Diane


Mm. Well, I like that you've at least qualified the "no hidden depths" 
remark. However, from what we've seen so far, I think it's fair to say 
that Rowling does not write two-dimensional characters. As to what 
those depths may involve... that gets into speculation, there.







More information about the HPforGrownups archive