*cringes* I did the mom thing. I did not realise it was a cliche. Bad, bad, bad Maya. Should read more Pansy!fic, but whenever I see her she's shrill and Draco hates her, and I just cry and cry. But, in my defense, I mean, Pansy is fourteen, and fourteen year old girls *do* go clothes-shopping with their mothers. Just like Mrs Weasley picked out Harry and Ron's clothes (without them even being there because they are manly manly boymen). So, do I think Pansy wore the dress because she wanted to look pretty and feminine, yes, sure. But also sure, it must at least have been mother-approved, and quite possibly mother-recommended, and in any case, the pureblood seem so traditionalist and ancient-heritagey I'd think the girls are encouraged to be feminine-looking. It needn't be Pansy's style - after all, Hermione was trying out something new that night too. Also it is just cuter that she got all dressed up *wrong* and girly for Draco than 'Pansy is just into pink. she plays Barbies in the dungeons and wears glitter make-up, the ho.' Now I'm thinking about these entirely in my head pureblood traditional values for women and how they impact on Millicent. Bloody meta thinkers, you people, honestly!
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Re: been awhile since I've answered one of your meta posts
Date: 2004-05-06 02:34 am (UTC)But, in my defense, I mean, Pansy is fourteen, and fourteen year old girls *do* go clothes-shopping with their mothers. Just like Mrs Weasley picked out Harry and Ron's clothes (without them even being there because they are manly manly boymen).
So, do I think Pansy wore the dress because she wanted to look pretty and feminine, yes, sure. But also sure, it must at least have been mother-approved, and quite possibly mother-recommended, and in any case, the pureblood seem so traditionalist and ancient-heritagey I'd think the girls are encouraged to be feminine-looking. It needn't be Pansy's style - after all, Hermione was trying out something new that night too.
Also it is just cuter that she got all dressed up *wrong* and girly for Draco than 'Pansy is just into pink. she plays Barbies in the dungeons and wears glitter make-up, the ho.'
Now I'm thinking about these entirely in my head pureblood traditional values for women and how they impact on Millicent. Bloody meta thinkers, you people, honestly!