Like, book Draco Malfoy. Not the beautiful Tom Felton whose lovely face was so marred by tears and torment...
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| Poor little dear... |
It's easy to feel for that!! But never have I ever before felt real feelings of compassion for Draco Malfoy, the Amazing Bouncing Ferret, the one who sneers "mudblood" to Hermione, the one who is so dark that Harry suspects he is the Heir of Slytherin, right out of the books.
It all started with the fanfic that Meg and I are reading aloud to each other (because we're cooler that sliced bread in a freezer) called Harry Potter and the Power of Emotion. (Go read it. It's fabulous. It's pre HBP, so no horcruxes or hallows and its wonderful and exactly how it should have been.) So, anyways, we've been taking turns reading the story aloud to each other, and Malfoy obviously plays a role in it. This author is really fabulous at sticking to the characters' personalities as they had been displayed in the books up in until the end of OotP, so her Malfoy got me thinking about what JKR's Malfoy could have been had he reacted been differently to the events in OotP.
Follow me so far?
Okay, so long story short, I have developed an immense respect for Draco Malfoy's character, development, brainpower, as well as athletic skill and a few other things. It's amazing what sitting down and really thinking hard about a character can produce.
I want to share my Malfoy Feels with you all, so, if you wouldn't mind, come on a journey with me. I plan on writing a series in a few parts detailing why Draco Malfoy is indeed a good guy. A very good guy. Who deserves our love!!!
We'll start off easy, and next Friday I will post an analysis of Draco's actions in Half Blood Prince, verses everything they could have been (complete, probably, if I have time, with book citations.) After that, we will delve into my brainspace a little more intently.
I hope you enjoy :)
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