I echo adela711's sentiment- yeepee!! New discovery of Draco's very awful final downfall!! *eyes glittering with excitement*
Yup, what Elkin says always makes (scary but)a lot of sense- she's one of those rare people who don't particular like/dislike Draco, yet take enough interest in him to think his characterization through. Hence the universal popularity of the 'Draco Malfoy is ever so lame' post- I mean of course Draco lovers would wish for more for the little ferret, but her points about his patheticness and sympathy-worthiness are just.. undeniable.
Though, while I agree those 'febrile' descriptions of Draco in his "darkest" scenes could be hints that he's on the way to insanity.. I would also say his glittering eyes and quivering smirk also reminds me of one other character- Severus Snape. Snape, comes off as at least 'emotionally unstable' whenever he's feeling particularly vindictive, he like Draco whose "bloodless face flushed and cold eyes alive", would appear visibly excited and lose his usual cool too. Sure, he does that when something concerning the Marauders (esp. James)is up while for Draco it's Voldemort-related business. But what the Marauders and Voldemort have in common is that they are both something Snape & Draco are usually regarded as 'being wrong about'. Marauders are well-loved (at least we get the impression)by most people of their time, while Voldemort was not considered a threat until late OOTP- and thus Draco Malfoy's threats never carries any weight except for when one form of Voldemort is wreaking havoc. So I see Snape and Draco being semi-insane-looking as a sign of their feeling vindicated, that "they are right, damn it!". Hope I'm making sense.
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Yup, what Elkin says always makes (scary but)a lot of sense- she's one of those rare people who don't particular like/dislike Draco, yet take enough interest in him to think his characterization through. Hence the universal popularity of the 'Draco Malfoy is ever so lame' post- I mean of course Draco lovers would wish for more for the little ferret, but her points about his patheticness and sympathy-worthiness are just.. undeniable.
Though, while I agree those 'febrile' descriptions of Draco in his "darkest" scenes could be hints that he's on the way to insanity.. I would also say his glittering eyes and quivering smirk also reminds me of one other character- Severus Snape. Snape, comes off as at least 'emotionally unstable' whenever he's feeling particularly vindictive, he like Draco whose "bloodless face flushed and cold eyes alive", would appear visibly excited and lose his usual cool too. Sure, he does that when something concerning the Marauders (esp. James)is up while for Draco it's Voldemort-related business. But what the Marauders and Voldemort have in common is that they are both something Snape & Draco are usually regarded as 'being wrong about'. Marauders are well-loved (at least we get the impression)by most people of their time, while Voldemort was not considered a threat until late OOTP- and thus Draco Malfoy's threats never carries any weight except for when one form of Voldemort is wreaking havoc. So I see Snape and Draco being semi-insane-looking as a sign of their feeling vindicated, that "they are right, damn it!". Hope I'm making sense.